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Switching from cigarettes to IQOS: A pilot examination of IQOS-associated reward, reinforcement, and abstinence relief

It is unknown whether IQOS-associated decreases in cigarette craving, nicotine withdrawal, greater subjective reward, and relative reinforcing value predict subsequent switching from cigarettes to IQOS...

Higher e-cigarette taxes could push vapers to smoke ‘more lethal product,’ Yale study suggests

A recent study from the Yale School of Public Health suggests that higher taxes on e-cigarettes could drive younger vapers to turn to traditional cigarettes. Connecticut has...

FDA Criticized For Being More Lenient With Cigarettes Than Safer Alternatives

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently authorized a tobacco company to market a reduced nicotine cigarette as a reduced risk product,...

A Curious Case

In June, long-simmering criticism of the way the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is handling premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) culminated in a public...

Why do smokers use e-cigarettes? A study on reasons among dual users

There is minimal research that has measured motivations behind e-cigarette use and the relationship to cigarette and e-cigarette use. The aim of this study...