Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based tobacco control and geographic health disparities. Below you will find the latest posts, updated regularly throughout the month.
(Last updated: June 24, 2022)
General Tobacco Control News and Research
- The FDA has issued a marketing denial order to Juul, ordering the company to stop selling and distributing their products in the U.S. marketplace.
- A CDC feature article highlights June’s Pride Month and the importance of giving everyone an equal chance at a smoke-free life. The article includes information and resources to support quitting tobacco use.
- A study finds that social media platforms, like Twitter, help to spread distorted science about nicotine, leading to a more positive view on the tobacco industry.
- Research shows that the increase in JUUL sales are associated with the daily e-cigarette use from 14-17 year-olds, not adults.
- A study finds that the addition of menthol to cigarettes leads to youth smoking more frequently and a higher chance of nicotine dependence.
- A study finds that men who smoke are at higher risk of fracturing bones in their bodies.
- A study further proves that quitting smoking significantly reduces the risk of heart failure.
- The FDA announces the launch of their Youth E-cigarette Prevention Campaign, Next Legends, that will help to educate American Indian/ Alaskan Native youth on the dangers of tobacco use.
- A study finds that exposure to thirdhand smoke can damage the skin’s ability to heal wounds, increase the risk of skin infections, and cause oxidative stress in skin cells.
- Researchers find that paternal smoking behaviors increased addiction-like behaviors in their male offspring.
- A study suggests that nicotine addiction lives in a circuit of regions, rather than in one singular brain region. These findings come after a group of patients’ nicotine cravings vanished after suffering a stroke.
