Tobacco Control is an international peer review journal covering the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide.https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mva3wfjmbf2vLatest News: While Australian media reporting predominantly contained views supportive of policy change, it also portrayed smoke-drift in homes as a ‘rights-based’ conflict between individuals. https://bit.ly/46dZDcQ11 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva3wfjmbf2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mv5s635zaj23Latest News: Robust MPOWER implementation is associated with reduced inequality in smoking- related cancer burden. https://bit.ly/4xLVity10 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5s635zaj23https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mv5lhikjyn2vLatest News: US college students are aware of ONP (oral nicotine pouch) continuity programmes, and awareness is associated with intention to use and ever use of ONPs. https://bit.ly/3VjdCM010 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5lhikjyn2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mv3bp5ftm62wLatest News: Although lower e- cigarette nicotine concentrations may reduce the potential for nicotine dependence, concentrations ≥1.8% may facilitate complete transition from cigarette smoking for some individuals. https://bit.ly/4xJhFzw09 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3bp5ftm62whttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mv32yksnuu23Latest News: This study supports the technical feasibility of regulating device-level parameters to influence nicotine exposure. https://bit.ly/4gXT96O09 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv32yksnuu23https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3muykjnhah72mLatest News: Despite the country’s reputation for strong tobacco control, Aotearoa NZ’s failure to fully implement Article 5.3 leaves its health policies vulnerable to tobacco industry interference. https://bit.ly/4gpY28m08 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muykjnhah72mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3muw22pyexf2jLatest News: Advertisements for heated tobacco products (Ploom) were identified on TVer, Japan’s largest ad-supported VOD platform. Tobacco industry- led advertising self- regulation is insufficiently implemented in the digital media environment. https://bit.ly/4xgOLql07 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw22pyexf2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3muoinxfmx32wLatest News: Following an e-liquid flavour ban, there has been a significant decrease in the number of new e-cigarette products notified for the Dutch market, as well as in the percentage of products containing non-allowed flavourings. https://bit.ly/4zygFQj04 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoinxfmx32whttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mum6vmkoul2vLatest News: Scoping review of international public education and media campaigns aimed at reducing demand for, raising awareness of and discouraging the purchase or sale of illicit tobacco and/or vaping products https://bit.ly/4xYT49L03 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum6vmkoul2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3muly6zri322vLatest News: The recent decision by the Seoul High Court to dismiss the National Health Insurance Service’s (NHIS) appeal against major tobacco manufacturers represents a significant moment for public health in the Western Pacific. https://bit.ly/4gcQib003 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muly6zri322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mujogpfv4h27Latest News: Specialty retailers (vape shops, smoke shops and cigar shop) cluster in low-income areas, rural tracts have fewer shops despite higher smoking prevalence and that additional vape shops increase overall visits. https://bit.ly/4hZ77Hy02 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujogpfv4h27https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mujhq4kqtj2aLatest News: Combustible tobacco-free cigarettes containing a nicotine analogue: a dangerous design to counter smoking regulations? https://bit.ly/4hY9hHl02 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujhq4kqtj2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3muh5xrfmej2mLatest News: Public insurer litigation and tobacco industry liability: lessons from the National Health Insurance case in the Republic of Korea. https://bit.ly/4fQ0DJG01 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh5xrfmej2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mugxb7xbm52oLatest News: In a randomised controlled trial of an e-cigarette and tobacco use intervention for hospitalised youth, among intervention participants, nearly half made a quit plan and a substantial proportion were interested in and prescribed nicotine replacement therapy. https://bit.ly/4x8ANqJ01 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugxb7xbm52ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3muegsbkkap2rLatest News: In workplaces in Japan the presence of designated HTP-only smoking rooms is associated with increased HTP smoking. https://bit.ly/4xz5vcj31 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muegsbkkap2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mu4vfj75cu2wLatest News: Results from the Korean Smoking and Vaping Model indicate that flavoured cigarette regulation could substantially reduce smoking prevalence. https://bit.ly/3TNacR928 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4vfj75cu2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mu2ln5ornt25Latest News: Tobacco brands continue to use e-mail marketing to distribute price promotions, sweepstakes and promote flavoured products directly to consumers. https://bit.ly/45RUfvA27 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2ln5ornt25https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mu2ewm2nxi25Latest News: Trends in where adults buy their e-cigarette supplies: findings from 2016 to 2024 International Tobacco Control (ITC) four country smoking and vaping surveys. https://bit.ly/4hjveAy27 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2ewm2nxi25https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mty36azdqv2zLatest News: While Apple has removed much of the concerning content from its App Store, the Google Play Store has numerous e- cigarette entertainment apps containing youth- appealing features. https://bit.ly/4bFHsjr26 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty36azdqv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtxuhoeqky2wLatest News: Digital anti-tobacco mass media campaigns show promise in influencing tobacco-related behaviours. However, existing exposure measures in the evolving digital environment may limit the ability to accurately link campaign exposure to behavioural outcomes. https://bit.ly/4xhHeqO26 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxuhoeqky2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtvkpfmd5l2zJuly Issue: Cigfluencers: how celebrities and influencers are glamourising smoking again. https://bit.ly/4598Jab25 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvkpfmd5l2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtvdysbewm2zJuly Issue: Cigarette packs as advertising channels to promote heated tobacco products in South Korea. https://bit.ly/3RsI2tZ25 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvdysbewm2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtstjtjleo2zJuly Issue: Unauthorised therapeutic claims on e-cigarette and nicotine pouch company websites in the USA. https://bit.ly/4wOUe7q24 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtstjtjleo2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtlc54hztf2hLatest News: Test purchases of tobacco with minors in the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) in 2023 and 2024. https://bit.ly/4yXs4IU21 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlc54hztf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtiyeqowxc25July Issue: Depictions of tobacco and ecigarettes in popular US, French and German music videos. https://bit.ly/45JLXWt20 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiyeqowxc25https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtiro7ffb32mJuly Issue: ‘I'm sure within 5 minutes I can find someone that will be selling it’: qualitative insights into how social media facilitates the sale of banned flavoured tobacco products. https://bit.ly/3Ub20Kp20 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiro7ffb32mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtghvsipsw25July Issue: Positive outcome expectancy and perceived health risk simultaneously influenced the negative association between perceived increases in ecigarette retailer density and regulation support among adolescents who never vaped in China. https://bit.ly/4hdnEay19 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtghvsipsw25https://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtgb7bichw2rJuly Issue: Reliance on binary sex-disaggregated data that fail to explore gender-based determinants of health limits our understanding of the effectiveness of tobacco control policy interventions and fails to address gendered smoking behaviours. https://bit.ly/4fQWgNq19 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgb7bichw2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtdxgwri5u2rJuly Issue: Identifying substances suspected of facilitating inhalation or increasing nicotine uptake as part of the enforcement of the Tobacco Products Directive. https://bit.ly/4wwECFE18 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdxgwri5u2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social/post/3mtdqqcfrql2lJuly Issue: Electronic cigarette use, related health outcomes and policy interventions in the USA: a call for research to fill evidence gaps. https://bit.ly/45COSjL18 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:hn4lrxj6j4dldgpouj7vb3j3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdqqcfrql2l