Influences of smoking behaviors on human immune signatures: large observational studies and Mendelian randomization analyses Implications While prior studies have demonstrated that cigarette smoking significantly impacts the immune system, the comprehensive effects on immune sign

Smoking significantly alters leukocyte populations, impairs immune cell populations, and modulates pathogen-specific antibody responses, find Meng Zhou et al.

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Sales of cigarettes with WS-3, a synthetic cooling agent, in an area with a menthol cigarette sales prohibition AbstractIntroduction. The synthetic cooling agent WS-3 (N-ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide) elicits a cooling sensation without a minty taste. In areas with

California’s 2022 menthol cigarette prohibition may have reduced sales of menthol cigarettes and spurred the introduction of cigarettes with WS-3 (a synthetic cooling agent) into the marketplace, find Jessica Pepper et al.

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A commentary on the current implications of academic training & career trajectories of trainees in nicotine and tobacco research in the United States Emily Hackworth, Garrett S Stang, Laura Buckner, Rachel Rosen, Mariel S Bello, Nicholas Felicione, Nancy C Jao; A commentary on the current implications of

A commentary on the current implications of academic training & career trajectories of trainees in nicotine and tobacco research in the United States

Commentary by Emily Hackworth et al.

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Association Between Perceived Relative Harm of Electronic Cigarettes Vs. Cigarettes on Nicotine or Tobacco Use Patterns in Young Adults: Findings from the PATH Study This study highlights how shifts in perceptions of e-cigarette harm are associated with patterns of nicotine and tobacco product (NTP) use among young adul

Higher perceived e-cigarette harm is associated with both quitting and substitution to other tobacco products, find Catherine Nagawa et al.

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Four in ten providers of smoking cessation support in England report at least weekly demand for vaping cessation support, but current provision is patchy and constrained by structural and resource-related barriers, find Sarah Jackson et al.

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Tobacco harm reduction for people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study of lived experiences and service provider perspectives Effective tobacco harm reduction (THR) interventions in homelessness services may benefit from being relationship-centred, timely, and grounded in the ever

Literacy barriers, missed conversations, and staff disempowerment limit smoking support in homelessness services, find Deborah Robson et al.

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Influence of e-Liquid pH on Heavy Metal Emissions in Open-System Electronic Cigarette Aerosols and Associated Health Risks AbstractIntroduction. Nicotine salt e-liquids are formulated at lower pH to enhance tolerability, but acidity may corrode device components and elevate exp

Open-system e-liquids with lower pH generate markedly higher metal emissions and cancer risk, find David Lawson and James Coulson

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Association Between Smoking Cessation Duration and Heated Tobacco Product Use Among People Who Formerly or Never Used Combustible Cigarettes in Korea AbstractIntroduction. Heated tobacco products (HTPs) have rapidly expanded in South Korea since their introduction in 2017. Their potential association wit

Heated tobacco product use is rising among former smokers in Korea, particularly after prolonged cessation, find Eunsil Cheong and Sung-Il Cho.

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Salt-based nicotine delivers more nicotine to users and is subjectively rated more favorably among participants compared to free-base nicotine, regardless of flavor, find Ashleigh Block et al.

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Call for Papers Advancing Nicotine and Tobacco Research for People with Disabilities: A Nicotine & Tobacco Research Themed Issue Nicotine & Tobacco Research&

🚨 Call for papers 🚨

We invite submissions for a themed issue on nicotine and tobacco use among people with disabilities.

Guest editors: Dr Jonathan Schulz and Dr Sean Regnier
Submission deadline: 30 April 2026

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Stable isotope labeling reveals that sugars are direct precursors to several toxicants and flavorings in cigarette smoke AbstractIntroduction. sugars, added or naturally present in cigarette tobacco, have been reported to contribute to the harmful properties of cigarettes by

Addition of sugars to cigarettes contributes directly to harmful and flavoured components in smoke, find Wouter Visser et al.

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When to Assess Responses to Treatments in Adaptive Interventions? An Experimental Analysis of Assessment Timing in a Smoking Cessation Treatment in the Context of Lung Cancer Screening AbstractIntroduction. The Program for LUng cancer screening and TObacco (PLUTO) cessation trial was a sequential, multiple assignments, randomized trial to

Earlier treatment response assessment may be beneficial in adaptive interventions, find Rina Horii et al. Participants who were assessed at week 4, rather than 8, were more likely to report abstinence at weeks 12 and 26.

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Adverse symptoms attributed to e-cigarettes over six months among participants of a randomized controlled trial testing nicotine freebase e-cigarettes for smoking cessation – Secondary analysis of the... Implications E-cigarette use for smoking cessation can lead to adverse symptoms, such as dry mouth, mouth/throat irritation, and cough. The proportion of t

E-cigarette use for smoking cessation can lead to adverse symptoms, such as dry mouth, mouth/throat irritation, and cough - some of them resolve over time, while others might lead e-cigarettes users to start smoking again, find Eva Güttinger et al.

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Opportunistic Cessation Interventions

Editorial by Marc Steinberg

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Child health knowledge and attitudes and intentions to quit among Japanese adults who smoke: Findings from the 2021 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey Implications Public health campaigns and other interventions that raise awareness of the harms of tobacco smoke on children and emphasize the importance of

Interventions that raise awareness of the harms of tobacco smoke on children and emphasize the importance of serving as models for children may be particularly effective for motivating smoking cessation, find Ruth Goh et al.

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Smoking and Quitting Behaviors by Different Indicators of Socioeconomic Position in England: A Population Study, 2014 to 2023 AbstractIntroduction. The social gradient in smoking is well-established but how associations differ across different indicators of socioeconomic position

Inequalities in smoking persist across multiple forms and degrees of disadvantage across England, find Annika Theodoulou et al.

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Understanding the Role of Numeracy and Education in Perceptions of E-Cigarette Harm and Chemical Exposure Implications Findings underscore the need to better understand how cognitive factors like numeracy shape tobacco decision-making, especially given the evol

Objective numeracy may play a significant role in beliefs about the level of harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes versus cigarettes, find Destiny Diaz et al.

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Barriers to effective smoking cessation support for pregnant women with mental illness include prioritising mental illness over smoking cessation advice and a pessimistic view that this population would struggle to quit smoking, find Ellie Jones et al.

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Current vaping research – is there a middle ground?

Editorial by Editor in Chief Catlin Notley

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Comparison of the 1C2 Reference Filtered Cigar to the 1R6F Reference Filtered Cigarette AbstractIntroduction. Filtered cigars are a class of tobacco products that can be consumed similarly as conventional cigarettes. Here we have compared toba

Some commercial filtered cigars may have at least as strong toxic effects as conventional cigarettes, find Amrita Machwe et al.

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News Coverage of the Proposed Menthol Cigarette Ban in the United States (2022-2024) – a Content Analysis IMPLICATIONS Our findings suggest that message amplification about the rationale for menthol cigarette policies, enforcement plans, and tobacco company inv

News about the proposed US menthol cigarette ban more frequently referenced concerns about criminalization in Black communities than intended enforcement plans or industry-funded anti-ban efforts, find Olivia Wackowski et al.

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Comprehensive Dose–Response Assessment Can Improve the Precision and Accuracy of Cross-Sectional Studies of Dual–Use Gal Cohen, PhD, Steven Cook, PhD, Arielle Selya, PhD; Comprehensive Dose–Response Assessment Can Improve the Precision and Accuracy of Cross-Sectional Stud

Comprehensive Dose–Response Assessment Can Improve the Precision and Accuracy of Cross-Sectional Studies of Dual–Use

Commentary by Gal Cohen et al.

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Estimating the Expected Health and Economic Benefits of Price Increases Via Taxation to Counter the Dual Combustible and Smokeless Tobacco Epidemics in India AbstractIntroduction. Tobacco use is a major global health risk, causing over eight million deaths annually. The World Health Organization Framework Conven

Increasing tobacco taxes in India by 50% could avert 1.8 million deaths (~9.8% of tobacco-attributable deaths over 10 years) and 66.8 million healthy life-years lost over 10 years, find Ariel Bardach et al.

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Tobacco Control Polices: China’s Progress, Challenges and Path Forward Mingzhong Wan, Hengchi Chen, Hang Yi; Tobacco Control Polices: China’s Progress, Challenges and Path Forward, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, , ntag020, https

Tobacco Control Polices: China’s Progress, Challenges and Path Forward

Commentary by Mingzhong Wan et al.

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Waterpipe Smoking Among Japanese Teens and Young Adults: an Emerging Public Health Concern AbstractIntroduction. Waterpipe (shisha) smoking has gained popularity among teens and young adults and is now prevalent in Japan. Yet, waterpipe smoking i

One in ten teens and young adults in Japan report waterpipe smoking, find Sora Yamasaki et al.

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Community-based efforts alongside more holistic approaches could maximise stop smoking service uptake among lower socioeconomic groups across the UK, find Pamela Smith et al.

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Receipt and Use of Tobacco Product Coupons Among Adults Who Use Cigarettes, Cigars, and Smokeless Tobacco: Reasons for Use and Association With Subsequent Tobacco Product Purchases AbstractIntroduction. This study examines the prevalence and correlates of receipt and use of discount coupons for cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, a

In the US, adults who use tobacco often receive and use coupons for multiple tobacco products, find McKinley Saunders et al., illustrating how tobacco companies cross-market products.

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Vaping Goes Viral: The Role of Commercial E-Cigarette Tweets in Youth E-Cigarette Use Susceptibility IMPLICATION This study demonstrates that commercial e-cigarette content on social media is associated with increased susceptibility to e-cigarette use amon

Greater potential exposure to commercial e-cigarette content on X/Twitter is associated with increased odds of youth susceptibility to e-cigarette use, find Ganna Kostygina et al.

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The Public Health Impacts of Flavored Cigar Bans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Implications Overall, findings from this review suggest that flavored cigar bans may reduce tobacco use and have the potential to improve public health, bu

Flavored cigar bans may reduce cigar use and improve public health when policies are comprehensive and well-enforced, finds systematic review by Frantasia Hill et al.

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Patterns of ENDS-Related Content Exposure on Social Media Among US Adolescents and Young Adults AbstractIntroduction. Many US adolescents and young adults (AYA) are exposed to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)–related content regularly throu

ENDS-related content on social media is not uniform, and exposure varies considerably by source, theme, and frequency, find Jessica Mongilio et al.

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