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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 8h

A paper co-authored by CTCRE Fellow Peter Kovacs, PhD, UCSF Professor Emeritus Ruth Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, and CTCRE Director Pam Ling, MD, MPH, was published in Tobacco Control. Read the paper: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl... Access the visual companion: tobacco.ucsf.edu/content/why-...

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Why are branded cigarettes in streaming media? A case study of Netflix’s Stranger Things

Background Despite the 1998 ban on paid product placement by the tobacco industry, branded tobacco products continue to appear in media. Methods Using the popular streaming series Stranger Things as ...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CTCRE Fellowship Co-Directors Dorie Apollonio PhD, MPP and Maya Vijayaraghavan MD, MAS are among the co-authors on a new research article in JAPhA Practice Innovations. Read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

CTCRE Associate Specialist Tanner Wakefield and CTCRE Fellowship Co-Director Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP, are authors on an article just published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. Access the article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Understanding pharmaceutical industry coalitions: a case study of Mallinckrodt - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Understanding pharmaceutical industry coalitions: a case study of Mallinckrodt

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Find recent CTCRE research in one place. Visit our publications page to explore the latest work from CTCRE faculty, fellows, and collaborators on a wide range of tobacco control topics. tobacco.ucsf.edu/recentpublic...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The latest issue of the CTCRE Briefing is now available. Read the newsletter here: conta.cc/4wiH5nd

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We are thrilled to welcome four new postdoctoral fellows to the CTCRE fellowship this academic year. Each fellow brings unique expertise, fresh perspectives, and a deep commitment to careers in tobacco control research.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

CTCRE Director Pam Ling, MD, MPH, is featured in the UCSF article “FDA Clears Zyn: Will Nicotine Pouches Hook a New Generation?” In it, she discusses the health risks of nicotine pouches and the concerns of allowing Zyn to be marketed as less harmful than cigarettes. www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/05...

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FDA Clears Zyn: Will Nicotine Pouches Hook a New Generation?

UCSF’s Dr. Pamela Ling explains why the FDA’s Zyn ruling risks a new generation of nicotine addiction, despite being marketed as a safer cigarette alternative.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

On June 30 Pam Ling, MD, MPH, CTCRE Director, spoke with NBC News about the FDA authorization that allows Philip Morris International to start marketing 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products with a risk modification claim. Read the story here: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Some ZYN nicotine pouches can be sold as safer than cigarettes, FDA says

Twenty flavored ZYN products are included in the authorization, which says the pouches put users at lower risk for several health problems compared to smoking.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This month, we congratulate Divine Darlington Logo, PhD, as he concludes his time at CTCRE as a Postdoctoral Scholar. During his two years with the center, Dr. Logo advanced work on smoking cessation strategies, primary care integration in Ghana, and tobacco industry interference.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Last week, Pam Ling, MD, MPH, Director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, was a guest on Forum, KQED’s radio program that tells stories of who we are and where we live. Listen to the episode here: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

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Cigarettes Are Cool Again and Health Advocates are Worried | KQED

We explore the return of smoking's coolness, and how the glamorization of cigarettes complicates the public health conversation around nicotine.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education has just published a special edition newsletter highlighting how UCSF tobacco programs are advancing education across research, provider training, clinical care, and community partnerships. Read now: conta.cc/3Qw6Bpa

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UCSF Tobacco Dispatch Special Edition: Advancing Education Across Research, Training, and Care

Email from The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education View as Webpage This special edition bulletin highlights how UCSF tobacco programs are advancing education across research, provider tr

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Tobacco use and associated factors among adults in Ghana: evidence from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey,” a paper by Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education Fellow Divine Darlington Logo, was just published in BMJ Open. Read here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/6...

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Tobacco use and associated factors among adults in Ghana: evidence from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Objective To examine the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco smoking, smokeless tobacco and dual use among adults in Ghana using the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey (GDH...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Yesterday Pam Ling, MD, MPH, Director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, was interviewed for a story on Spectrum News. Watch the segment here: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte...

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'Probably a political decision': Concerns raised over FDA’s vaping shift

E-cigarette use among young people has declined, but public health experts worry that trend may be reversed.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Individual talks from the 2026 It's About a Billion Lives symposium are now available online. Watch Jason Satterfield’s talk here: ucsf.app.box.com/file/2221953...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Individual talks from the 2026 It's About a Billion Lives symposium are now available online. Watch Mark Hawes’s talk here: ucsf.app.box.com/file/2221953...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A research article by Prakash Kodali, PhD, MPhil, MPH, a Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education 2025 Visiting Scholar, and Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, CTCRE Fellowship Co-Director, was just published in PLOS One. Read here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Receipt of healthcare provider advice to quit tobacco use among Indian men

Introduction Healthcare provider (HCP) advice to quit smoking is an essential component of smoking cessation interventions. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a periodic health survey of the ...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A full recording of this year's It's About a Billion Lives symposium is now available on the CTCRE website. Thank you to our co-hosts, speakers, scholars, and all who attended. Access the symposium recording here: ucsf.app.box.com/file/2221952...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Pam Ling, MD, MPH, CTCRE Director, and Deanna Halliday, PhD, CTCRE Fellow, were featured in a HuffPost article this week. Read the article here: www.huffpost.com/entry/gen-z-...

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Experts Explain Why Gen Z Is Smoking Again — And It Makes So Much Sense

Gen Z actors and pop stars are increasingly unafraid of getting papped with a Parliament.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

CTCRE has launched a newsletter! Our first edition is out now — featuring fellow updates, recent publications & upcoming events. Check it out here: conta.cc/3OZX0ps

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Cochrane Tobacco Addiction @cochranetag.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Let's talk #ecigs March 2026 podcast @jhb19.bsky.social & Nicola Lindson @oxprimarycare.bsky.social interview Pam Ling @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social re #quitvaping social media support study in 13-21s @oxfordtag.bsky.social Thanks @cancerresearchuk.org Spotify & iTunes podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/lets-...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The Center to End Corporate Harm has just published a new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine. Pamela Ling, MD, MPH sits on the steering committee for the Center to End Corporate Harm. Access the paper here: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Four weeks until the It's About a Billion Lives Symposium 2026 at UCSF Robertson Auditorium. Join UCSF CTCRE, MERC, and SCLC on April 17 for a day of tobacco control research and health equity. Register now: billion-lives-2026.eventbrite.com

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

CTCRE 2024-2025 Fellow Narges Neyazi , PhD, is the lead author on a paper published in Addictive Behaviors Reports. Researchers examined attitudes toward tobacco-free and cannabis-free policies among 400 residents in permanent supportive housing. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Attitudes toward tobacco-free and cannabis-free policies among residents in permanent supportive housing who use tobacco, cannabis, and other substances

Over 60% of permanent supportive housing (PSH) residents smoke cigarettes, and over 50% use cannabis. Co-use of tobacco and cannabis may be linked wit…

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Welcome Jacob Green, PhD! He is joining us as a CTCRE 2026 Fellow. As a postdoctoral fellow at CTCRE he will work on documents in the Juul Labs Collection.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The speaker lineup for the 2026 It's About a Billion Lives Symposium has been announced! Head to billion-lives-2026.eventbrite.com to find out who our esteemed speakers will be.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

CTCRE will be presenting at 2026 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, March 4-7, in Baltimore, MD. If you’re attending SRNT, we invite you to join us for one or more sessions. View the schedule here: srnt.joynmeeting.com/conference_h...

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Where are our fellows now? This month we spotlight Catherine Egbe (@drcathyegbe.bsky.social), PhD, CTCRE alum and Chief Specialist Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council. She shows how our fellowship trains tobacco control leaders. Learn more here: tobacco.ucsf.edu/fellowship

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Priority applications are closing soon for the 2026 CTCRE Postdoctoral Fellowship! Train with UCSF faculty and join a community committed to ending tobacco use. Apply today: tobacco.ucsf.edu/fellowship

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Kate Frazer, PhD, 2025 CTCRE Fulbright Visiting Scholar, and Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, CTCRE Fellowship Co- Director, are co-authors on a new paper published last month in Health Promotion International. Read the full article here: academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

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Syndemic lives of women who smoke and experience homelessness: secondary analysis of US qualitative data

Abstract. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide. Despite efforts by many countries to reduce the impact of tobacco products

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, CTCRE Fellowship Co-Director, was recently interviewed for an article in Hunterbrook in which she discusses the benefits of cytisinicline for smoking cessation. Read here: hntrbrk.com/achieve/

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“Put it in the water!” — How a Toxic Tree May Save Thousands of Smokers

Achieve Life Sciences ($ACHV) is near FDA approval of cytisinicline as a safe, effective treatment for smoking addiction.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Happy holidays from all of us at CTCRE! Wishing our community of colleagues, fellows, and partners a joyful season filled with rest, reflection, and gratitude. We’re grateful for your continued commitment to advancing tobacco control and health equity.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Applications are open for the 2026 CTCRE Postdoctoral Fellowship! Train with UCSF faculty and join a community committed to ending tobacco use. Apply today: tobacco.ucsf.edu/fellowship

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

CTCRE is proud to sponsor this year’s Promoting Research in Social Media and Health (PRISM) Symposium! PRISM fosters collaboration between academic researchers, industry partners, patients, and advocates from over 40 unique institutions. Registration is open! www.eventbrite.com/e/promoting-...

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Promoting Research in Social Media and Health (PRISM) Symposium

Join us for the 10th Annual PRISM Health Symposium at UCSF!

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Stella Bialous, RN, DrPH, FAAN, Associate Director for Global Tobacco Control Initiatives, was featured today in an NPR article, where she weighs in on the harms of e-cigarettes and the debate about e-cigarettes as harm reduction tools. Read the article here: www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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Can vaping help wean people off cigarettes? Anti-smoking advocates are sharply split

Many think it's a dangerous ploy by the tobacco industry. But some say, with millions of deaths each year attributed to smoking cigarettes, it's the lesser of two evils.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Last week Pam Ling, MD, MPH, Director of the CTCRE, was featured in a San Francisco Chronicle article discussing the findings in “Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief.” Read the article here: www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

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Dispensaries are recommending cannabis for pain and sleep — with no evidence, UCSF study finds

A UCSF “secret shopper” study found Bay Area dispensary workers freely giving health advice despite a lack of scientific evidence for most of the recommendations.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Where are our fellows now? This month we spotlight Lucy Popova PhD, CTCRE alum and now Professor at Georgia State University who shows how our fellowship trains the next generation of tobacco control leaders. Learn more: tobacco.ucsf.edu/fellowship

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Congrats to CTCRE fellows Dan Kabella, PhD and Anthony DiMario, PhD! At the 4S conference, they received the 2025 Making & Doing Award for their multimedia and multisensory exploration of the pharmaceutical industry and community archives.

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Pam Ling, MD, MPH, CTCRE Director, is the co-author of a new report published in Cannabis titled “Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief.” Read here: publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...

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Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief | Cannabis

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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Applications are open for the 2026 CTCRE Postdoctoral Fellowship! Train with UCSF faculty and join a community committed to ending tobacco use. Apply today: tobacco.ucsf.edu/fellowship

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