Lion Shahab
@lionshahab.bsky.social
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Academic, working in behavioural science, psychology and public health. Tennis fan and avid traveller. Joining the great X/Twitter exodus. Views my own. https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/6545-lion-shahab
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Although smoking prevalence is now similar across regions of GB, there is variation in cigarette consumption among adults who smoke.

Mean cigarettes smoked/day and % smoking >20/day:
🟡Highest in North East and Scotland
🟡Lowest in London and South West

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Our new paper provides up-to-date evidence on cigarette consumption across Great Britain.

🟡~28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked each year.

🟡There are persistent disparities across socioeconomic groups, regions, and nations.

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The Smoking Toolkit Study shows substantial declines in smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption among adults in England since 2007.

However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined.

Research letter - Tobacco Control
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
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#Vaping cessation strategies and triggers for relapse amongst people from #NewZealand who have vaped

Mehdi Rahimi, Bodo Lang, @lionshahab.bsky.social, Jamie Brown, Amanda Palmer, Joya Kemper, Chris Bullen, et al

@aucklanduni.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/dar....
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addictionjournal.bsky.social
How much does the absence of the ‘hidden population’ from United Kingdom household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence? buff.ly/cCYCYMC Emma Beard @lionshahab.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
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Important analysis, led by Dr Emma Beard, showing that absolute smoking rates in the UK are likely underestimated by more than 1% as surveys do not capture disadvantaged, hidden populations. doi.org/10.1111/add.... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
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Modeling the Impact of Vaping: What We Need to Know and Which Methods to Use

Commentary by Lion Shahab

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Recommendations for future research exploring e-cigarette use and later cigarette smoking in young people: Results from a consultation exercise buff.ly/vzelU0v
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ntrjournal.bsky.social
Since 2013, the proportion of adults in England reporting single and multiple non-combustible nicotine product use has risen, with the prevalence of single product use almost tripling and multiple product use doubling, find Sharon Cox et al.

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New paper shows smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New expansive CRUK-funded systematic review led by the brilliant @jhb19.bsky.social on youth transitions between vaping & smoking doi.org/10.1111/add..... It’s complex: there’s potential inverse associations between vaping & smoking at population level but positive association at individual level.
Electronic cigarettes and subsequent cigarette smoking in young people: A systematic review
Aims To assess the evidence for a relationship between the use of e-cigarettes and subsequent smoking in young people (≤29 years), and whether this differs by demographic characteristics. Methods ...
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The SRNT-E debate is back!

Please submit your ideas to me! DO NOT REPLY HERE
[email protected]

1. What is the topic?
2. Why does it matter/now?
3. Why should we care?
4. What could we learn from this debate?

Submissions into me, rated by a panel (blind)

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New paper explores changing patterns of 'dual use' of vaping and smoking in England in the context of a rapidly evolving vape market.

Dual use prevalence has increased but there's been a shift away from more frequent smoking toward more frequent vaping.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New paper examines the prevalence and real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids in England.

Results show that while a range of effective aids are available, around half of people try to quit using less effective forms of support or none at all.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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After NZ, US becomes 2nd country to propose very low nicotine standard for combustibles (www.fda.gov/news-events/...). Whether this survives an incoming Trump administration is dubitable, but - alongside incoming smokefree generation legislation in UK - may be a sign of things to come #endgame.
FDA Proposes Significant Step Toward Reducing Nicotine to Minimally or Nonaddictive Level in Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products
FDA issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would limit the level of nicotine in certain combusted tobacco products.
www.fda.gov
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NTR is officially on BlueSky!

We're looking forward to sharing all of the exciting research published in our journal with you. Follow along for updates...
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So close, yet so far: the NZ experience shows that comprehensive tobacco control strategies are required to achieve #smokefree ambition! Abandoning the smoked tobacco act may derail the 2025 target: www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/smo.... Let’s hope Labour holds firm and delivers on Tobacco & Vapes bill!
Smoking prevalence and trends: important findings from the 2023-24 New Zealand Health Survey
For the first time in a decade, the prevalence of daily smoking did not decline in Aotearoa.
www.phcc.org.nz