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SRNT 2026 Program Is Available Online! Email from Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco The SRNT 2026 Program is now available online! If you haven’t yet registered for SRNT 2026, please click HERE to register. You can view the full

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☀️ New Paper in LGBT Health ☀️

"Screening and indicated prevention for mental health concerns and substance use disorder [SUD] are needed for sexual minority youth, along with the development of culturally sensitive interventions."

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Effective smoking cessation interventions in people with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Introduction: Continued smoking increases the risk of all-cause and cancer-specific mortality and adversely affects treatment outcomes. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomize...

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"Cancer patients are capable of successfully quitting tobacco and should be encouraged by healthcare providers to initiate a smoking cessation effort that combines both approaches."

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E-Cigarette Use at the Intersection of Sexual Identity and Race-Ethnicity Among US Adults: Results From 2021–2023 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) AbstractIntroduction. Understanding e-cigarette use among those with multiple intersecting marginalized identities is important since those individuals mig

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"Sexual minority adults in Hispanic groups, particularly Hispanic sexual minority females, may be at increased risk of e-cigarette use compared to Hispanic heterosexual females."

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💫 New in Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal: "Predictors of Quit Attempts and Successful Smoking Abstinence in Pregnancy: An Exploratory Analysis of a Pooled Clinical Trial Dataset"

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A mixed-methods study exploring free nicotine replacement therapy as a strategy to promote tobacco treatment equity at Cancer Center Cessation Initiative sites - Supportive Care in Cancer Purpose Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a safe, efficacious smoking cessation treatment for cancer patients. However, insurance coverage for NRT varies widely, limiting its ability to lessen tob...

🔊 New Paper Alert🔊 in Supportive Care in Cancer

"Results highlight both significant heterogeneity and shared factors in how cancer centers might implement free NRT programs."

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Understanding cigarette smoking and cessation among adults with intellectual disability in residential services: A multiperspective study Cigarette smoking is prevalent among adults with intellectual disability (ID), yet much remains to be understood about their smoking and cessation exp…

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"Cessation strategies should extend beyond pharmacology to include emotional, social, and environmental dimensions, while aligning with individuals’ values and experiences. "

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New in Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal: "Bidirectional associations between depressive symptoms and cigarette use during young adulthood: A survival analysis approach"

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Multiple Social Demographics and Disparities in Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy in the United States, 2016–2022: An Intersectional Analytic Framework | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11 Objectives. To examine how multiple social demographics shape disparities in smoking cessation during pregnancy in an intersectional analytic framework. Methods. We analyzed US National Vital Statisti...

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Multiple Social Demographics and Disparities in Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy in the United States, 2016–2022: An Intersectional Analytic Framework

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💫 New article 💫:
"Identifying and integrating Behaviour Change Techniques into an Indigenous-led group based smoking and vaping cessation program for women during pregnancy and the perinatal period: upholding Indigenous knowledges and rights in research"

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: SRNT - Adolescent and Young Adult Network Fall Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Effective Research Collaborations in K-12 School Settings: Advice from Experts in the Field TOBACCO INDUSTRY AFFILIATION  Persons employed by an entity that manufactures commercial tobacco products ...

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Measuring Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Over Time Among LGBT+ Youth and Young Adults Using a Repeat Cross-Sectional Survey, 2022–2024 AbstractIntroduction. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other minority sexual orientation and gender minority (LGBT+) individuals in the United Stat

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Recently published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research - Measuring Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Over Time Among LGBT+ Youth and Young Adults Using a Repeat Cross-Sectional Survey, 2022–2024

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Issues | Nicotine & Tobacco Research | Oxford Academic The official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco. Publishes research on nicotine and tobacco from the biobehavioral, neurobiological, molecular biologic, epidemiological, prevent...

⚠️Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal's themed issue on sex/gender research on nicotine and tobacco is OUT! ⚠️ You can check out the co-guest editors' editorial and all of the papers at the link below.

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Cigarette and cannabis use and co-use among U.S. adults: An examination of prevalence and trends during 2015-2023 - PubMed Cannabis-only use and co-use trends pose public health risks akin to cigarettes, necessitating targeted prevention campaigns. A multi-pronged strategy of public health education, early detection, and effective treatment development is vital to prevent cannabis from becoming the next public health cr …

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Recently published in Addictive Behaviors - Cigarette and cannabis use and co-use among U.S. adults: An examination of prevalence and trends during 2015-2023 - by Joanne Constantin, PhD and Jayani Jayawardhana

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Tobacco industry’s pre-emption tactics rebuffed: a win for health equity—for now Flavoured tobacco bans—particularly those targeting menthol—have the potential to reduce long-standing health disparities in the USA.1 A 2022 simulation projected that a nationwide menthol ban could p...

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Recently published in Tobacco Control - Tobacco industry’s pre-emption tactics rebuffed: a win for health equity—for now

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Standing Up for Core Principles in Departments of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health: Department Chairs Speak Out | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11 American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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Recently published in the American Journal of Public Health - Standing Up for Core Principles in Departments of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health: Department Chairs Speak Out

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: SRNT - Adolescent and Young Adult Network Fall Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Effective Research Collaborations in K-12 School Settings: Advice from Experts in the Field TOBACCO INDUSTRY AFFILIATION  Persons employed by an entity that manufactures commercial tobacco products ...

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"Effective Research Collaborations in K-12 School Settings: Advice from Experts in the Field"

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Tobacco Product Use and Type by Military Veteran Status: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 2021–2023 AbstractIntroduction. Tobacco use is common among United States Veterans; however, most research is a decade old, does not examine the range of tobacco pro

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Recently published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal - Tobacco Product Use and Type by Military Veteran Status: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 2021–2023

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Tobacco industry ‘rainbow washing’ during Pride Month Pride Month, typically observed annually in June, is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ diversity, equality, unity and freedom.1 A series of events, such as parades, marches and demonstrations, is held to rais...

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Recently published in Tobacco Control - Tobacco industry ‘rainbow washing’ during Pride Month - by Michelle Jongenelis and Gemma Cook

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WHO tobacco trends report: 1 in 5 adults still addicted to tobacco The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024. Yet, tobac...

🌍New report from the World Health Organization (WHO) 🌍
Trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030

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New Paper Alert 🔦

Check out this paper recently published in Health Equity Journal - Residential Social Determinants of Health and Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States, 2020–2022

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