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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 8d

INTS Associate Professor, Jamie Tam, comments on a recent story about how the tobacco industry is fighting proposed nicotine cuts in its products.

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Tobacco Industry Fights Biden’s Proposed Cigarette Nicotine Cut

The future of a Biden-era proposal to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes is uncertain after the Trump administration excluded it from a key regulatory roadmap amid growing industry pressure to scrap ...

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · 25d

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! @rutgerscancer.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more about Dr. Meza here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer… | ...

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer Institu...

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Sep 8

A new study led by Cristine Delnevo, Director of Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS), suggests that nicotine pouches may offer a path to reduced tobacco harm ➡️

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tomorrow is the beginning of the Conference on Tobacco or Health 2025.

Take a look at the INTS members who will be presenting, and be sure to visit the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) booth!

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Aug 11

Andrea Villanti is a guest editor of this newly published issue of JNCI Monographs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, covering the continued impact of the commercial use of tobacco and health disparities ➡️

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Volume 2025 Issue 70 | JNCI Monographs | Oxford Academic

Publishes monographs dealing with cancer and closely related research fields, or related groups of papers on specific subjects of importance to cancer research.

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Jul 8

INTS faculty members Michael Steinberg and @maryhrywna.bsky.social were recently featured in an article published in ‪@self.com, where they discussed current knowledge on oral nicotine pouches, like Zyn.

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What to Know Before You Hop on the Zyn Bandwagon

Oral nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking, but that doesn’t make them safe.

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Jun 25

@crisdelnevo.bsky.social & Andrea Villanti are coauthors of a new study published in Tobacco Control examining trends in U.S. cigarette consumption—specifically comparing menthol & non-menthol cigarettes—since the enactment of the Tobacco Control Act in 2009.

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Trends in menthol and non-menthol cigarette consumption in the US: 2009–2024

13 years after the Tobacco Control Act tasked Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) with studying the removal of menthol in cigarettes, FDA proposed a product standard in 2022 that would prohibit menthol ...

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Jun 2

There's still time to register! ⏰

2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · May 21

INTS faculty were happy to celebrate the 2025 graduates at the @rutgerssph.bsky.social convocation held yesterday at the State Theater 🎓

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · May 13

2025 ESIL awardee, @juliachensankey.bsky.social, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.

Register now ➡️

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · May 5

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.

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Letter to the Editor: Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Star Athlete Kelsey Plum gets Signature Premium Cigar Amidst Record-Breaking WNBA Viewership

Ollie Ganz, DrPH, Cristine D Delnevo, PhD, Andrea C Villanti, PhD, Kevin R J Schroth, JD, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, PhD; Letter to the Editor: Women’s Na

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tobacco Control published a new paper by @otg2014.bsky.social, with co-authors Patrick Barnwell and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social, which examines the top-selling e-cigarette brands and differences in top-selling brands by regions in the USA ➡️

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Regional variations and market share of FDA-authorised products for top-selling electronic cigarette brands in the USA: 2022–2024

Background This paper examines top-selling electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brands and differences in top-selling brands by region in the USA from 2022 to 2024, and the market share of Food and Drug...

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Apr 24

Rutgers Day is this Saturday! 🌎

Stop by the INTS booth at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Gym on Busch Campus to learn more about our work and win some swag!

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Rutgers Day

Don't Let a Little Rain Keep You Away

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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal @ntrjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Cigar text-only warning labels, particularly larger ones, can facilitate some cigar risk knowledge and beliefs, reduce pack appeal and discourage product interest, find Olivia Wackowski et al.

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The impact of cigarillo text warning presence and size on young adults’ cigarillo risk beliefs, knowledge, appeal and use intentions

AbstractIntroduction. Cigar warning labels can serve as health communication tools; yet current cigar warnings in the United States can be small or absent,

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Apr 3

@jesskingjensen.bsky.social and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social are authors of a new Preventive Medicine paper that examines the impact of cigar pack policies on cigar sales.

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Mar 28

Learn about INTS's student assistant and Rutgers SPH doctoral student Siyan Meng's poster about cannabis vape advertising exposure, product use, and perceptions presented at #SBM2025 on 3/28 at 5 PM (PDT), Poster E170, Grand Ballroom A-B.

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Mar 21

A new article in Addictive Behaviors Reports featuring Rutgers SPH doctoral student Eugenia Lee and associate professor Kymberle Sterling unpacks the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco/cannabis behaviors among young adults in the U.S.
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Unpacking the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco use and cannabis co-use behaviors among young adults in the U.S.

There is a general paucity of research describing the relationship between racial and ethnic discrimination (RED) and coping strategies on use of litt…

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Mar 20

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) was a success! INTS members presented over 40 presentations across a wide range of research over the 3 1/2 day conference in New Orleans, LA.

We will see you next year, SRNT!

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Mar 12

The INTS team will present posters, symposiums, and more at this week's SRNT conference!

View our schedule of presentations ➡️

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Mar 11

INTS Associate Professor, Kevin Schroth, discusses the FDA's impact on tobacco harm reduction with Regulator Watch ➡️

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Feb 11

🌟 We're hiring! 🌟

INTS is seeking qualified applicants for an Open Rank Non Tenure Track Faculty Position!

If you have a doctoral degree and a strong background in tobacco or public health, this could be the right fit for you!

Apply today ➡️

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Feb 6

INTS post-doctoral fellow Charity Ntansah and associate professor Kymberle Sterling are authors on a new @ntrjournal.bsky.social paper that uses a discrete choice experiment to explore the impact of reduced nicotine messages among people who use little cigars and cigarillos.

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Assessing the impact of messages about reduced nicotine cigar products among people who use little cigar and cigarillo: Insights from a discrete choice experiment

AbstractIntroduction. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) pursuit of a low nicotine standard for cigarettes raises concerns that a focus on cigar

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Jan 31

Rutgers researchers find nearly half of purchase attempts by people under 21 at tobacco retailers in New Jersey resulted in a sale in new study.

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In New Jersey, Tobacco Sales to Underage Buyers Continue Despite Federal Legislation

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Jan 27

In this new Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal paper, authors Michelle Bover Manderski, @maryhrywna.bsky.social, and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social confirm that including product images in surveys can improve the measurement accuracy of nicotine pouch use. #Rutgerssph

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Use of images to assess awareness and use of emerging nicotine pouch products

AbstractIntroduction. Accurate measurement is critical for understanding the population health impact of nicotine pouches, yet precise, standardized measur

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Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) @ru-ints.bsky.social · Jan 24

A new article in Scientific American featuring INTS associate professor Mary Hrywna explores the FDA's recent authorization of a popular brand of nicotine pouches and the potential impact on the marketplace and consumers.

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What’s in ZYN, the FDA-Authorized Nicotine Pouch? Is It Harmful?

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