Publications

Curated research and commentary on nicotine, smoking, public health, and THR. We list both solid science worth reading, and flawed or misleading publications to be aware of.
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misinformation 2025-12-01

Eleventh WHO FCTC Conference of the Parties: encouraging progress despite ongoing tobacco industry interference

Raouf Alebshehy, Tom Gatehouse, Deborah K Sy, Leslie Rae-Ferat, Daniel Dorado, Tobacco Tactics team

Article presenting the thesis that there is no such thing as legitimate, evidence-based tobacco harm reduction, framing it as industry interference.

Tobacco control Harm reduction strategies Political and industry interference Global

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misinformation 2025-10-31 DOI

Vaping may be slowing Australia’s tobacco control progress.

Michelle I. Jongenelis, Mike Daube

Editorial arguing that vaping undermines Australia’s tobacco control progress and calling for tighter controls; makes causal claims without presenting robust evidence.

Policy Misinformation Youth epidemic framing Australia

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solid science 2025-10-14 DOI

Heated Tobacco Product Spread and Hospitalizations for Acute Coronary Syndrome in Japan

Yoshitaka Iwanaga, Michikazu Nakai, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Tomoyasu Hirano, Hisayoshi Fujiwara

Cohort study tracking heated tobacco product uptake in Japan and its association with hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome from 2013-2022.

Cardiovascular health Heated tobacco products Japan

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