Tobacco and Smoking

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Beyond Bans: How Cannabis Policy Reform Can Reduce Vaping-Related Illnesses
Policymakers can wield a multitude of tools to address vaping-related illness. Cannabis policy reform is one option. But policymakers may face challenges in balancing comprehensive regulatory design that promotes product safety with its potential to bolster the illegal and unregulated market.
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Mar 27, 2020
Health Affairs Blog
Amanda Mauri, Rebecca Lee Haffajee

Russia

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New START, Trump's Middle East Peace Plan, New Tobacco Products: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on why the United States should extend the New START agreement, Trump's Middle East peace plan, new tobacco products, and more.
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Feb 21, 2020
Tobacco and Smoking

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E-Cigarettes, 'Stand Your Ground,' Cyber Coercion: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the planned federal ban on flavored e-cigarettes, “stand your ground” laws, understanding cyber coercion, and more.
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Sep 20, 2019
The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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Mueller Report, ISIS Leader, Brexit: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how the Mueller report might affect Russia, the emergence of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, uncertainty over Brexit, and more.
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May 3, 2019
Medicare

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Medicare for All, Principals, Cigarette Labels: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on spending estimates under Medicare for All, the benefits of principal pipelines, graphic warning labels on cigarettes, and more.
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Apr 12, 2019
Crime and Violence Prevention

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Terrorists, Policing, Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on terrorism recruitment trends, helping police find the right strategies, who should investigate cyberattacks, and more.
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Dec 21, 2018
Tobacco and Smoking

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Vaping May Have Its Place, Just Not With Teens
While e-cigarettes may be a “safer” option for adult smokers, they are not safe for young people. Teens who vape are significantly more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes in the future.
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Dec 17, 2018
CNN
Michael Stephen Dunbar, Elizabeth J. D'Amico
Adolescent Health

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Mental Health, Gun Policy, Teen Vaping: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on helping kids cope with trauma, a new research initiative on guns in America, increasing mental health awareness in L.A., and more.
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Nov 16, 2018
Smoking Cessation

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Can Vaping Help Smokers Quit? The Real Story from a Real Story
Evidence doesn't support using electronic cigarettes to quit smoking. In fact, doing so could even lead to reduced chances of quitting. Evidence does show that other options work, such as nicotine replacement patches or gum combined with counseling strategies.
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Nov 16, 2017
BASIS
William G. Shadel
Cannabis

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If California Legalizes Marijuana, Consumption Will Likely Increase. But Is That a Bad Thing?
Legalizing and allowing profit-maximizing firms to produce, sell, and advertise recreational marijuana would likely increase marijuana consumption. But how would this increased consumption influence the use of other substances?
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May 16, 2016
Los Angeles Times
Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer
Tobacco and Smoking

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The Smoke and Mirrors of Tobacco Regulations
With new regulations on more products such as e-cigarettes, the FDA is moving forward to protect the public from the harms of tobacco. But there are many ways the regulations as they're currently proposed could change.
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May 9, 2016
Newsweek
William G. Shadel
Adolescent Health

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Fake Convenience Store, Real Implications for Youth Smoking
In a simulated convenience store, hiding the can't-miss display of tobacco products behind the cashier decreased kids' intention to smoke in the future.
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Mar 3, 2016
Smoking Cessation

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Sniping: Homeless Youths' High-Risk Smoking Practice
Any intervention to help homeless youth quit smoking must also address 'sniping.' This high-risk activity involves scavenging cigarette butts and filters to make a 'new' cigarette.
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Oct 29, 2015
Orange County Register
Joan S. Tucker, William G. Shadel
Underage Substance Use Prevention

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What Works in Early Life to Prevent Tobacco and Alcohol Addiction?
Tobacco and alcohol addiction are widespread public health risks across the European Union. Both merit tackling at a young age. Evidence-based, early interventions are available that can be applied in small-scale settings to prevent underage alcohol and tobacco abuse.
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Apr 23, 2015
The RAND Blog
Daniel Schweppenstedde
Tobacco and Smoking

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Last Week Tonight's Jeff the Diseased Lung Is No Joke
John Oliver's "Jeff the Diseased Lung," a cross between a warning label on cigarette packs in Australia and the Marlboro Man, has gone viral while research shows cigarettes are responsible for even more premature deaths than previously thought.
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Feb 20, 2015
The RAND Blog
Jeffrey Wasserman
China

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Snuffing Out China's Deadly Habit
To help address China's smoking problem, China's parliament is considering a ban on all tobacco ads except those at point-of-sale retail locations. How does this compare to the current state of play regarding Chinese tobacco ads? And could the new law shift the tobacco-control landscape?
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Feb 2, 2015
U.S. News & World Report
Min Gong, William G. Shadel

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The overwhelming evidence shows that an overly militaristic and repressive terrorism response is counterproductive and only adds fuel to grievances against governments and security forces, which are the leading cause of extremism in many African countries. Moreover, past research shows that a more-holistic and smartly sequenced security assistance approach can deliver real soft and hard power results in both Africa and beyond.

Alexander Noyes

Political Scientist

Source: Hoover Institution

The Biden administration's lack of a competitive economic strategy, not just in Oceania but throughout the Indo-Pacific, is providing China with unique opportunities to leverage its Belt and Road Initiative to deepen trade, investment, and infrastructure development. Chinese economic overtures tend to be successful, given that Pacific Island countries are overwhelmingly small and impoverished.

Derek Grossman

Senior Defense Analyst

Source: Foreign Policy

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Tobacco and Smoking

Beyond Bans: How Cannabis Policy Reform Can Reduce Vaping-Related Illnesses

New START, Trump's Middle East Peace Plan, New Tobacco Products: RAND Weekly Recap

E-Cigarettes, 'Stand Your Ground,' Cyber Coercion: RAND Weekly Recap

Mueller Report, ISIS Leader, Brexit: RAND Weekly Recap

Medicare for All, Principals, Cigarette Labels: RAND Weekly Recap

Terrorists, Policing, Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap

Vaping May Have Its Place, Just Not With Teens

Mental Health, Gun Policy, Teen Vaping: RAND Weekly Recap

Can Vaping Help Smokers Quit? The Real Story from a Real Story

If California Legalizes Marijuana, Consumption Will Likely Increase. But Is That a Bad Thing?

The Smoke and Mirrors of Tobacco Regulations

Fake Convenience Store, Real Implications for Youth Smoking

Sniping: Homeless Youths' High-Risk Smoking Practice

What Works in Early Life to Prevent Tobacco and Alcohol Addiction?

Last Week Tonight's Jeff the Diseased Lung Is No Joke

Snuffing Out China's Deadly Habit

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