NEW: The ad campaign was jarring. People who smoked for decades warned others as they were dying of cancer or lung disease. After 14 years, it went dark in September.

Calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW plummeted. A look at tobacco policy under Trump:

🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...

Several people have asked for possible content and structure for comments regarding the proposed OMB regulations.

With some suggestions from others, I have posted on example (as a Word document) for downloading).

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

I hope this is helpful.

Did it feel like sports betting ads dominated the Super Bowl this year?

Well... our data show that ad levels are *even higher* on any given Sunday.

That could be a major public health problem.

(w/ @jencornacc.bsky.social rnacc.bsky.social & Chris Louis).

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Sports betting & legalized gambling are major public health problems.

Excited to be part of BUSPH's team to study this issue for the Mass. Gaming Commission over the next three years. (w/ @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & more!)

More about our work 👇

www.bu.edu/articles/202...

I spend a lot of my free time sending cigar-related Instagram posts back and forth with Ollie, and we published a paper from it! @otg2014.bsky.social with @kevinrjschroth.bsky.social @crisdelnevo.bsky.social & Andrea Villanti @ru-ints.bsky.social

Assistant Professor @otg2014.bsky.social and her colleagues penned a new letter to the editor of Nicotine & Tobacco Research on how a WNBA star's cigar brand collaboration, amid growing interest in women's basketball, may increase the appeal & sales of cigars.

➡️ academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

People wonder about my serene smile in the face of imminent economic collapse and the reason is quite simple

This is a key step toward the broader vision outlined by FDA: leveraging the tools of product regulation to shift the market away from combustible cigarettes and—for adults who still want to use nicotine—enable access to properly regulated, non-combustible alternatives such as pouches and e-cigs

NPRM for proposed #FDA "Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted
Tobacco Products" will publish tomorrow.

This is a huge deal. Researchers, get your public comments ready... www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...

Viewpoint: Implementation of a low-nicotine product standard has the potential to be the most significant tobacco control policy of the 21st century.

https://ja.ma/3OKcb2X

I’ve put together a starter pack for the growing tobacco control community here. Enjoy, and please let me know if you want to join or recommend others - i know there’s many I’ve missed! go.bsky.app/NuhMfmW

NEW from our team at @ThePolicyTweets & RIDOH

In a nationally rep. svy, just 14% of adults aged 60+ report vaccinating against RSV.

A majority (53%) plan to refuse RSV vax. going forward

Inc: @timcallaghan.bsky.social, Jenny Ross, David Yokum, & more!

osf.io/preprints/so...

So infuriating. Tobacco industry meets directly with administration (something most countries prohibit), and administration further delays rule it had promised (in court!) to finalize months ago. Just incredible that this is still happening in 2023.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/...

Communicating nuance in a highly saturated environment is hard! Check out lessons learned about point-of-sale e-cigarette prevention messages targeting youth and young adults. Led by the great Erin Sutfin! #tobregsky #publichealth @jencornacc.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NHA35...

Hey commsky folks! Some ideas/arguments about persuasive messaging theory/research that I've wanted to make for a while:
doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...
Hope you'll check it out!
#commsky