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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Nov 23

For a bit of context, I'm an Australia based researcher and lecturer in public health, largely working in the areas of vaping and tobacco.

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SRNT-Oceania @srnt-oceania.bsky.social · 28d

Save the date for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2025 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
When: 1st-2nd June 2026
Where: University of Queensland Herston Campus
More details to come, stay tuned!

Flyer for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2026 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
Date: 1st-2nd June 2026
Location: University of Queensland Herston Campus
Followed by the Regional Tobacco Endgame Summit on 3rd June
More details to come... stay tuned!

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jul 16

New #Australian trial shows nicotine #vaping was more effective than conventional nicotine replacement for #smokingcessation in low social advantage group. Verified 6-month continuous abstinence 9.6% in NRT vs 28.4% in vaping; >99% post prob vaping superiority. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jun 27

From July, eligible Australians will be screened for #lungcancer as part of the nation’s first new cancer screening program in over 20 years... including those who smoke long-term...

theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...

Lung cancer screening is about to start. What you need to know if you smoke or have quit

The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s what’s involved.

theconversation.com

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Tianze Sun @tianzesun.bsky.social · Jun 20

Have you noticed more celebrities smoking lately?

Dr Carmen Lim, Dr Joshua Trigg, and I explored how "cigfluencers" are making smoking cool again and its impact on public health in an Ad Watch for Tobacco Control.

🔗: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

@ncysur.bsky.social

A group of five young female celebrities pose closely together at a crowded party. They hold a bouquet made of dark purple calla lilies, blue flowers, and cigarette packs, with cigarettes also inserted into the bouquet. Two of the celebrities have unlit cigarettes in their mouths.

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Apr 3

Congratulations to our PhD student @sarahdp.bsky.social on being appointed to the Flinders University Research Committee. Awesome to see her getting involved in University governance while running her research!

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Richard Edwards @predwards.bsky.social · Mar 30

Blog from ASH UK explaining why cigarettes filters should be banned as they are a marketing fraud that cause huge environmental damage and fail to protect health. ash.org.uk/media-centre...

The Great Cigarette Filter Fraud - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

ash.org.uk

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 29

A total vibe. I love anything with well fleshed out characters.

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 27

New research shows that "smoking kills more than 24,000 Australians every year, or 66 people per day, which is significantly more than previous estimates..." bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 20

If you're buying cigarettes in Australia, you'll now encounter regular stick health warnings. #tobaccocontrol #publichealth

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 14

Joanna Cohen PhD from Bloomberg Public Health on the TPackSS pack surveilance system, among other resources. #SRNT2025

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 14

Hearing the #FDA present on their new #vaping prevention campaign concepts testing. 'The Real Nightmare' and 'Organ Pinball'...

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 14

Day 3 of #SRNT2025, and the schedule is chock full of science goodness. Looking forward to the latest in nicotine use and addiction research. Loads on #vaping today (related, need good coffee place recommendations for New Orleans).

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 13

River front runs FTW. Jazz band and doggos not pictured.

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Mar 1

Next version of cigarette pack warning style and Quitline inserts in Australia now.

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Sean @pharnzwurth.bsky.social · Feb 1

“Instant coffee, for example, is a well–deserved punishment for being in a hurry to reach the future”

— Alan Watts

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Feb 1

See US GOV data archiving efforts here as well: lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01...

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Feb 1

For anyone looking to access archived versions of the US GOV and CDC data on pages that are going dark (jfc), keep an eye here.

digi! @digitaldragon.dev · Feb 1

Archive Team is pulling in data.gov, cdc.gov and others as fast as possible: tracker.archiveteam.org/usgovernment/

Data.gov Home - Data.gov

data.gov

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jan 30

Nicotine pouches are now banned in South Australia. They're now subject to the same controls as illicit tobacco and e-cigarette products. Info here: www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releas...

New alarming nicotine trend banned in South Australia

www.premier.sa.gov.au

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Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jan 24

Meanwhile, the Governer of South Dakota is proposing a 60% ('rightsizing') cut in tobacco control funding ‐ see Senate Bill 54. sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill...

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jan 24

Another day, another jurisdiction passing a generational #tobaccoban Massachusetts is flying along. #tobaccofreegeneration

www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Another Mass. town has passed a 'generational ban' on tobacco products

Newton joined several other Massachusetts towns when its City Council approved a “generational ban” on tobacco products.

www.boston.com

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jan 19

'Artisanal data foraging' 🤣🤣🤣

youtube.com/watch?v=eDr6...

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jan 16

Though this doesn't bode well, "A subsidiary of Reynolds donated $10 million to a super PAC backing Trump."

Josh Trigg @joshltrigg.bsky.social · Jan 16

"The FDA announced that they are pushing forward with a rule that would dramatically limit how much nicotine can go in a cigarette... Under new regulation, that would fall [from ~17mg] to less than one milligram... it would decimate the demand for cigarettes..." The Atlantic

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