Sarah Jackson
@drsarahejackson.bsky.social
Behavioural scientist, UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group. Smoking, vaping, and alcohol research. President of SRNT Europe. Senior Editor at Addiction.
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Changes in vaping trends since the announcement of an impending ban on disposable vapes: A population study in Great Britain
Background/Aim
There has been a rapid rise in vaping prevalence among youth and young adults in Great Britain since disposable vapes started to become popular in 2021. In January 2024, the governmen.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
New paper reveals two key changes in vaping trends since the UK government announced plans to ban disposable vapes.
1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults.
2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults.
2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Sarah Jackson
The changing face of nicotine use in England: Age-specific annual trends, 2014 to 2024 buff.ly/5dsMlAa @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @tattanbirch.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social
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December 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The changing face of nicotine use in England: Age-specific annual trends, 2014 to 2024 buff.ly/5dsMlAa @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @tattanbirch.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social
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About 1.6 million adults in England, Wales and Scotland used drugs such as Mounjaro to help lose weight between early 2024 and early 2025, with another 3.3 million interested in doing so in the near future, finds a new study led by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social
1.6 million UK adults used weight loss drugs in past year
An estimated 1.6 million adults in England, Wales and Scotland used drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to help lose weight between early 2024 and early 2025, according to a new study by UCL researchers...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
About 1.6 million adults in England, Wales and Scotland used drugs such as Mounjaro to help lose weight between early 2024 and early 2025, with another 3.3 million interested in doing so in the near future, finds a new study led by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social
Our new paper suggests that approximately 1.6 million adults in Great Britain have recently used weight loss jabs (most commonly Mounjaro) and a further 3.3 million are interested in doing so in the near future.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Our new paper suggests that approximately 1.6 million adults in Great Britain have recently used weight loss jabs (most commonly Mounjaro) and a further 3.3 million are interested in doing so in the near future.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New paper shows nicotine use is rising among young adults in England, but they are increasingly moving away from daily cigarette smoking towards vaping or non-daily smoking.
Traditional daily smoking patterns remain more prevalent among older adults.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Traditional daily smoking patterns remain more prevalent among older adults.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New paper shows nicotine use is rising among young adults in England, but they are increasingly moving away from daily cigarette smoking towards vaping or non-daily smoking.
Traditional daily smoking patterns remain more prevalent among older adults.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Traditional daily smoking patterns remain more prevalent among older adults.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Sarah Jackson
You may be interested in this preprint that Sarah Jackson, Linda Ng Fat and I have just published on improved mental wellbeing following health-behaviour changes. If you have any comments or suggestions please let us know. www.qeios.com/read/NY0ZS1
Benefits to Mental Wellbeing from Making Positive Changes in Health-Related Behaviours: An Ultra-Rapid Review
BACKGROUND AND AIMS. Changes in health-related behaviours that have a longer-term impact on physical health have also been found in many studies to lead to relatively rapid improvements in mental well...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
You may be interested in this preprint that Sarah Jackson, Linda Ng Fat and I have just published on improved mental wellbeing following health-behaviour changes. If you have any comments or suggestions please let us know. www.qeios.com/read/NY0ZS1
Reposted by Sarah Jackson
We've got a new paper out in @addictionjournal.bsky.social led by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social looking at trends in cost as a motivating factor for people looking to reduce their alcohol consumption.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We've got a new paper out in @addictionjournal.bsky.social led by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social looking at trends in cost as a motivating factor for people looking to reduce their alcohol consumption.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In a letter published today in the BMJ, we call for urgent action to correct misperceptions of vaping.
As long as public perceptions of vaping are misaligned with evidence, the opportunity for vaping to further reduce smoking is being missed.
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @ashorguk.bsky.social
As long as public perceptions of vaping are misaligned with evidence, the opportunity for vaping to further reduce smoking is being missed.
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @ashorguk.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In a letter published today in the BMJ, we call for urgent action to correct misperceptions of vaping.
As long as public perceptions of vaping are misaligned with evidence, the opportunity for vaping to further reduce smoking is being missed.
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @ashorguk.bsky.social
As long as public perceptions of vaping are misaligned with evidence, the opportunity for vaping to further reduce smoking is being missed.
www.bmj.com/content/391/... @ashorguk.bsky.social
SRNT Europe's 2025 conference kicks off two weeks today and I'm delighted to be presenting alongside most of my colleagues from UCL's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group.
You can catch us across the three days at the following times. Hope to see lots of you there!
#SRNTE2025
You can catch us across the three days at the following times. Hope to see lots of you there!
#SRNTE2025
August 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
SRNT Europe's 2025 conference kicks off two weeks today and I'm delighted to be presenting alongside most of my colleagues from UCL's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group.
You can catch us across the three days at the following times. Hope to see lots of you there!
#SRNTE2025
You can catch us across the three days at the following times. Hope to see lots of you there!
#SRNTE2025
Reposted by Sarah Jackson
Associations between non-daily smoking and motivation to stop smoking: A population study in England 2021–2024 buff.ly/GigcYWP @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
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August 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Associations between non-daily smoking and motivation to stop smoking: A population study in England 2021–2024 buff.ly/GigcYWP @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social , we find adults who smoke cigarettes non-daily tend to be more motivated to quit smoking than those who smoke every day, especially among older and less advantaged people.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Associations between non‐daily smoking and motivation to stop smoking: A population study in England 2021–2024
Background and aims An increasing proportion of adults in England who smoke cigarettes do not smoke every day and may see quitting smoking as less important than those who smoke daily. This study ai...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social , we find adults who smoke cigarettes non-daily tend to be more motivated to quit smoking than those who smoke every day, especially among older and less advantaged people.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The SRNT-E 2025 conference programme is now online! 🎉
See what we've got lined up here: srnt-e.org/conference/2...
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Romania!
See what we've got lined up here: srnt-e.org/conference/2...
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Romania!
July 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The SRNT-E 2025 conference programme is now online! 🎉
See what we've got lined up here: srnt-e.org/conference/2...
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Romania!
See what we've got lined up here: srnt-e.org/conference/2...
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Romania!
The Smoking Toolkit Study shows substantial declines in smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption among adults in England since 2007.
However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined.
Research letter - Tobacco Control
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined.
Research letter - Tobacco Control
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
July 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Smoking Toolkit Study shows substantial declines in smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption among adults in England since 2007.
However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined.
Research letter - Tobacco Control
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined.
Research letter - Tobacco Control
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
Our new paper provides up-to-date evidence on cigarette consumption across Great Britain.
🟡~28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked each year.
🟡There are persistent disparities across socioeconomic groups, regions, and nations.
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🟡~28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked each year.
🟡There are persistent disparities across socioeconomic groups, regions, and nations.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @ntrjournal.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Our new paper provides up-to-date evidence on cigarette consumption across Great Britain.
🟡~28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked each year.
🟡There are persistent disparities across socioeconomic groups, regions, and nations.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @ntrjournal.bsky.social
🟡~28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked each year.
🟡There are persistent disparities across socioeconomic groups, regions, and nations.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @ntrjournal.bsky.social
Enjoying listening to this on my commute… and adding ‘profsplaining’ to my vocabulary!
open.spotify.com/episode/5L7P... @robertjwest.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5L7P... @robertjwest.bsky.social
Unlocking Behaviour Change Podcast Episode 2: So ... what is a decision?
Unlocking Behaviour Change · Episode
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July 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Enjoying listening to this on my commute… and adding ‘profsplaining’ to my vocabulary!
open.spotify.com/episode/5L7P... @robertjwest.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5L7P... @robertjwest.bsky.social
Reposted by Sarah Jackson
Changing patterns of nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among United States high-school students: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014–2023 buff.ly/XL93VOm @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @tattanbirch.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Changing patterns of nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among United States high-school students: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014–2023 buff.ly/XL93VOm @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @tattanbirch.bsky.social
Worth a read. We need to move beyond arbitrary categorisation of continuous variables or assuming that associations are linear - and use more flexible modelling approaches to capture non-linear relationships.
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Dealing with continuous variables and modelling non-linear associations in healthcare data: practical guide
Proper handling of continuous variables is crucial in healthcare research, for example, within regression modelling for descriptive, explanatory, or predictive purposes. However, inadequate methods ar...
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July 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Worth a read. We need to move beyond arbitrary categorisation of continuous variables or assuming that associations are linear - and use more flexible modelling approaches to capture non-linear relationships.
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
New commentary with @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social, @jamiebrown.bsky.social, and @katieeast.bsky.social
To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping
www.bmj.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New commentary with @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social, @jamiebrown.bsky.social, and @katieeast.bsky.social
To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'.
We examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Changing patterns of nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among United States high‐school students: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014–2023
Background and aim Concerns have been raised that e-cigarettes have created a new generation of people addicted to nicotine. This study aimed to measure changes in the proportion of US high-school s...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'.
We examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Sarah Jackson
“Dual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for health and smoking cessation.
Editorial by Sarah Jackson.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @drsarahejackson.bsky.social
Editorial by Sarah Jackson.
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“Dual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for health and smoking cessation
Sarah E Jackson; “Dual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for heal
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June 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
“Dual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for health and smoking cessation.
Editorial by Sarah Jackson.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @drsarahejackson.bsky.social
Editorial by Sarah Jackson.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @drsarahejackson.bsky.social
Our new paper examines level of support for proposed vaping policies via an online survey of UK vapers age 16+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
Level of support for proposed vaping policies: an online survey of UK vapers, 2024
The UK government has proposed a range of policies to reduce youth vaping. This study aimed to understand levels of support for the various policies a…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Our new paper examines level of support for proposed vaping policies via an online survey of UK vapers age 16+.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social
Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area.
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
Lunch Hour Lecture | Recent trends in smoking and vaping in England
The talk will include an overview of changes in the prevalence and patterns of smoking and vaping...
www.ucl.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area.
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...
New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social - may be of interest to @ucl-targ.bsky.social colleagues
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Questionable generalizability of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test‐Consumption scoring warrants caution when used for outcome monitoring: Evidence from simulated and real‐world trial data
Background and Aims The “Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption” (AUDIT-C), designed for primary-care screening, is frequently repurposed for outcome monitoring in brief interventio...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:46 AM
New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social - may be of interest to @ucl-targ.bsky.social colleagues
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Sarah Jackson
Four cigarette products for sale in England in 2021/22 appeared non-compliant with the ban on menthol as a characterising flavour in sensory and chemical tests, find Debbie Robson et al.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Four cigarette products for sale in England in 2021/22 appeared non-compliant with the ban on menthol as a characterising flavour in sensory and chemical tests, find Debbie Robson et al.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
I spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about our findings. You can listen back here (from 1.23.29):
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
April 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about our findings. You can listen back here (from 1.23.29):
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
New paper reveals two key changes in vaping trends since the UK government announced plans to ban disposable vapes.
1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults.
2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults.
2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Changes in vaping trends since the announcement of an impending ban on disposable vapes: A population study in Great Britain
Background/Aim
There has been a rapid rise in vaping prevalence among youth and young adults in Great Britain since disposable vapes started to become popular in 2021. In January 2024, the governmen.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
New paper reveals two key changes in vaping trends since the UK government announced plans to ban disposable vapes.
1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults.
2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults.
2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...