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Tobacco companies use various strategies to protect their profits from increases in cigarette taxation. Our new study on taxation in Ukraine has found that similar tactics are used to ensure maximum profit from e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/…

Only a few hours until our virtual Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture with IGTC director Joanna Cohen. Join us at 8 a.m. EDT for “Breaking the Illusion: Building the Scientific Case for Plain and Standardized Packaging for All Tobacco Products.” buff.ly/7S0Gf0c

A paper led by Lauren Czaplicki found that standardizing the size and shape of bidi packs in Bangladesh could improve HWL compliance and increase harm perceptions. A plain packaging policy may further reduce product appeal and enhance harm perceptions. buff.ly/377yccH

World No Tobacco Day is May 31. We’re helping unmask the appeal of tobacco products. Cigarette and e-cigarette ads are banned in public places and online in China. How frequently are adolescents seeing these ads? #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday Link: buff.ly/U99HjxW

IGTC’s Kevin Welding and Tuo-Yen Tseng joined Public Health on Call host Stephanie Desmon for a discussion of the topics driving this year’s World No Tobacco Day campaign along with the history behind this annual event. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/RJTpwIT

Did you miss this month’s Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture with IGTC director Joanna Cohen? She presented “Breaking the Illusion: Building the Scientific Case for Plain and Standardized Packaging for All Tobacco Products.” Watch now on YouTube. buff.ly/JlBF7mn

Tempting flavors. Bright colors. Deceptive product design. The tobacco industry uses these tactics and more to attract and retain customers. Help us unmask the appeal this World No Tobacco Day. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/VzBXYOA

The tobacco industry uses similar tactics to market products, often targeting youth. In Mexico City, adolescent and young adult focus group participants discussed which cigarette packs they found appealing and why. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/jXwCC5E

Currently, cigarette and e-cigarette ads are banned in public places and online in China. So where and how frequently are adolescents seeing these ads? An IGTC study collected real-time data in the natural environment to get the answer. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday

“I would like to try it and buy it.” Chinese youth discussed what attracts them to cigarette and e-cigarette products, similar to responses to studies in Mexico and the Philippines. World No Tobacco Day is May 31. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/vC5WrJY

Tempting flavors. Bright colors. Deceptive product design. The tobacco industry uses these tactics and more to attract and retain customers. Help us unmask the appeal this World No Tobacco Day. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday

The results from our VAPER Study, which collected data on e-cigarette use by U.S. adults, offer insight into some effects of current/potential policies and provide information that can inform future policymaking. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/LSafkM9

E-cigarette product packages and devices in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam use appeals that are potentially attractive to youth and young adults, justifying the need for policies and implementation/enforcement actions that protect youth. #exposetobacco buff.ly/bxSCPpW

Three separate studies examined various digital marketing strategies employed by companies on their brand websites to promote e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) online in China, the Philippines, and Vietnam. #tobaccoexposed #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/pSgH4mV

Much progress has been made in reducing tobacco use, but we still need to unmask the appeal to counteract tobacco industry tactics. Access our World No Tobacco Day resources to support a healthier present and future. #exposetobacco #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/GrbDFNO

IGTC’s Kevin Welding and Tuo-Yen Tseng joined host Stephanie Desmon on the Public Health On Call podcast for a discussion of the topics driving this year’s World No Tobacco Day campaign along with the history behind this annual event. buff.ly/AWvBXjc

IGTC director Joanna Cohen presented “Breaking the Illusion: Building the Scientific Case for Plain and Standardized Packaging for All Tobacco Products,” in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day and its 2025 theme, “Unmasking the Appeal.” Watch now: buff.ly/7ZALxlZ

We’re helping unmask the appeal of tobacco products with research evidence showing the harmful tactics of the tobacco industry. Today is World No Tobacco Day. Watch our videos and learn from our infographics. #exposetobacco #worldnotobaccoday buff.ly/1rSbt9t

An op-ed on youth exposure to tobacco marketing in China jointly written by IGTC's Qinghua Nian and Lauren Czaplicki along with Zhang Shuai from @tobaccofreekids to mark World No Tobacco Day was published on May 31 by China.com. Read it now: buff.ly/pxWzyga

IGTC's Graziele Grilo co-authored an op-ed with Salud Justa's Erick Ochoa on how parents can fight back against tobacco industry marketing which attracts youth and young adults. El Universal published the article on May 31, World No Tobacco Day. Read now: buff.ly/QJZGWAw