Thinking 'bout THR
April 5 - 12, 2024
Study Does Not Show Vapes Cause Cancer, Still Sparks Alarmism
Breaking the Cycle: Time to Consider Tobacco Harm Reduction Seriously
Handing Out Vapes in Emergency Rooms Could Save Thousands of Lives
Nicotine pouches: Salvation for smokers or temptation for teens?
Latam: The Chilean Vanguard Towards a Smoke-Free Future
CDC, FDA Want Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars To Keep Fomenting Nicotine Misinformation Campaigns
State Vaping Registries Hurt Local Businesses, While Illegal Vape Imports Continue
Letters: Registry hurting legitmate vape stores, not protecting youths
Richard Crosby: Nicotine pouches are the route to a smoke-free Britain
Bolstering FDA Pathways for Reducing Death and Disease from Tobacco
It's not THR, but it's interesting when looking at the potential benefits of nicotine. The Nicotine Test is a patient-led project by Renegade Research. They are looking into the use of the nicotine patch to help alleviate the symptoms of Long Covid and ME/CFS. Link Tree
From the Safer Nicotine Wiki team, the page on science hygiene has been updated. Lots of work left to do, but a nice start!
*Updated* Global coverage of calls to action: Advocating For Tobacco Harm Reduction
The Rise of Zyn: The Oral Nicotine Product Going Viral
Attention, ALVA! - HarmReduction - Veterans
‘It’s a gateway out of smoking’: Dr Joe Kosterich believes vapes should be regulated not banned
United States Of America | Vaping Unplugged Podcast with Skip Murray Ep. 49
AUSTRALIA'S POUCH CONUNDRUM | Colin Mendelsohn unpacks the use of nicotine pouches in Australia
Getting To Know Kim "Skip" Murray
WVA Team Talks | Vaping Unplugged Podcast Ep. 48
Tobacco harm reduction means different things to different people. Some may wish to achieve a nicotine-free society. Others may wish to squash the tobacco industry. Some prefer that people who choose to use nicotine use it in a form that has less risk than smoking tobacco. What we all have in common is a desire to reduce/eliminate smoking-related diseases and premature deaths. The events listed below focus on nicotine. Some events may not be supportive of reduced-risk products. Some have covered nicotine in the past but may not cover that topic every year.
Apr 12, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (TOPS VIRTUAL) - Anton Badev, Federal Reserve Board of Governors “Tobacco Policy in Unstable Friendship Networks”
Apr 15, 2024, UK (Virtual) - The Future of Vape Waste Management Post-Disposables
Apr 16, 2024, 12-1 pm CDT (Virtual) - Nicotine and ADHD: Understanding the Connection
*NEW* Apr 16, 2024, 9:00 PM ET (Virtual) - Increasing Cooperation between the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Registrants will receive a link to a recording of the event. NOTE: Anyone affiliated with the tobacco industry or an organization that accepts tobacco industry funding is not welcome to participate in webinars hosted by ASH US.
Apr 17, 2024 - (Virtual) 12-1 pm EST - Brief Solution-Focused Therapy: Applications for Tobacco Use Disorder Treatment
Apr 18, 2024 - (Virtual) 2-3:30 PM ET - Social Media Spotlight: FDA Compliance for TikTok, X, LinkedIn, and Other Content
Apr 22, 2024, Arlington, VA (In Person) - OWNiT Members event Lessons in Leadership: The Art of Building a Personal Brand
Apr 22-24, 2024, Arlington, VA (In Person) - TMA Annual Meeting and Conference
Apr 26, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (TOPS VIRTUAL) - Annika Theodoulou, University of Oxford “A Complex Evidence Synthesis Investigating the Effect of Individual-level Smoking Cessation Interventions on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Tobacco Smoking”
Apr 26, 2024, UK (Virtual) - BR-UK: Open science and the importance of pre-registration
Apr 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT (In-person and virtual) San Francisco, CA, US - UCSF's "It's About A Billion Lives" Annual Symposium on Tobacco Control
Apr 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Fargo, ND, US Nicotine Dependence Conference
May 10, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (TOPS VIRTUAL) - Guillermo Paraje, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez “The Impact of WHO FCTC on the Number of Smokers: An Analysis using ITSA with Synthetic Control Groups”
May 14, 2024, Washington, DC, US - ECigarette Summit
May 15-16, 2024, Washington, DC, US (In-person and virtual) - FDLI Annual Conference
May 20-21, 2024 - Virtual (all day) - Rutgers-Tobacco Dependence Program’s TTS (Tobacco Treatment Specialist) Training (Note: Approximately 18 hours of self-paced online modules due before the group training)
May 20-22, 2024 - (Virtual) - ToPCon - Commercial Tobacco Prevention Conference
*NEW* May 30, 2024 - (Virtual) 3:00-4:00 PM - CAsToR A Conversation about the Use of Computational Models in Tobacco Regulation.
May 30-31, 2024 - Brisbane, AU - 2024 SRNT-Oceania Chapter Conference (30th) and Tobacco Endgame Centre of Research Excellence Annual Symposium (31st) Online Registration Link (for both)
Jun 4-5, 2024, Portland, ME, US - Tobacco Treatment and Prevention Conference
Jun 13-15, 2024, Warsaw, Poland - GFN - Global Forum on Nicotine - Registration open! (Pre-Conference activities Jun 12)
Jun 19-20, 2024, Miami, FL, US - Next Generation Nicotine Delivery USA
Jun 27-28, 2024, Minneapolis, MN, US - National Tribal Tobacco Conference
*NEW* Jul 4-5, 2024, Opatija, Croatia - 13th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. Program here.
Jul 21-23, 2024, San Marcos, TX, US - Texas Tobacco-Free Conference
Aug 18-21, 2024, Mobile, AL, US - Federation of Tax Administrators - 2024 Tobacco Annual Meeting
Sep 8-11, 2024, Atlanta, GA, US - 77TH TOBACCO SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Sep 16-17, 2024 (Virtual) - 7th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction by SCOHRE
Sep 23, 2024, NYC, NY, US - New Approaches Conference
Sep 24-25, 2024, Athens, Greece - GTNF (Event link not yet available)
Nov 14-15, 2024, UK - SSA Annual Conference. Early bird discounts until September 9, 2024
Nov 14-16, 2024, Chicago, IL, US—AMERSA Conference—Registration opens in June. Note: We won't know until the agenda is announced if nicotine will be part of this year's conference.
Check out the public Google calendar of THR-related events created and maintained by Clive Bates. Also, check out the event calendar from Ecig Intelligence. Their listings include consumer/trade shows and expos that I don't include in this newsletter.
Wanted: Suggestions for SRNT-E online autumn seminars
Jun 13-15, 2024, Warsaw, Poland - GFN - Global Forum on Nicotine. Call for the following film/video submissions: #GFNfives, #ScienceLab, and film festival. The submission deadline is May 15, 2024.
Sep 8-11, 2024, Atlanta, GA, US - 77TH TOBACCO SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE. Call for abstracts. The submission deadline is May 17, 2024.
Sep 16-17, 2024 (Virtual) - 7th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction by SCOHRE. Call for speakers. The submission deadline is May 15, 2024.
AMERSA Conference Nov 14-16, 2024 - Notes: This conference doesn't always have content about nicotine. The conference requires the use of person-first language. Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024, for the following: abstracts, workshops, and conference awards (travel and registration fees).
Nov 14-15, 2024, UK - SSA Annual Conference. Submissions for posters and oral presentations are due by July 3, 2024
Events 2025
Mar 12-15, 2025 New Orleans, LA, US - SRNT 31st Annual Meeting
Aug 26-28, 2025 Chicago, IL, US - The National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) (Link is to announcement, not event info)
Sep 10-12, 2025 Romania - SRNT-E Conference
Events 2026
Mar 4-6, 2026 Baltimore, MD, US - SRNT 32nd Annual Meeting
Notes:
Deadlines are in bold type. Additions to the testimony and events sections since the last edition will be denoted by "*NEW*"
I create these newsletters as a personal project. They are not affiliated with any current or past employers or groups I do volunteer work with. I believe that everyone deserves a seat at the table. If you’re interested in nicotine with a focus on THR, this newsletter is for you.
Until next time,
Skip “#BeKind” Murray
