Jamie Tam
jamietam.bsky.social
Jamie Tam
@jamietam.bsky.social
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associate prof in tobacco control, modeling, behavioral health @rutgerssph.bsky.social @ru-ints.bsky.social
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INTS Associate Professor, Jamie Tam, comments on a recent story about how the tobacco industry is fighting proposed nicotine cuts in its products.

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Tobacco Industry Fights Biden’s Proposed Cigarette Nicotine Cut
The future of a Biden-era proposal to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes is uncertain after the Trump administration excluded it from a key regulatory roadmap amid growing industry pressure to scrap ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reposted by Jamie Tam
Good morning. We’ve learned that RIF notices went out by branch overnight—timed for maximum cruelty. We’ll share info and resources throughout the day.

To those affected: We’re so sorry. This is a deep personal loss and a loss for everyone you keep safe and healthy through your work. 💚
April 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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The FDA's chief tobacco regulator, Brian King was placed on administrative leave today and the entire office responsible for drafting new tobacco regulations was fired.

The assault on science and health continues.

apnews.com/article/fda-...
FDA's top tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership
The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been forced out. Brian King's departure Tuesday comes just days after the FDA's top vaccine official stepped down over disagreements with...
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Jamie Tam
NPRM for proposed #FDA "Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted
Tobacco Products" will publish tomorrow.

This is a huge deal. Researchers, get your public comments ready... www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
Public Inspection: Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products
Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield of Cigarettes and Certain Other Combusted Tobacco Products
www.federalregister.gov
January 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Our #Tobacco21 project was years in the making and I'm thrilled to finally see it out! Big Thank you to our partners at at PTAF / tobacco21, the whole team at CISNET and our friends at Cornerstone who made this gorgeous website to accompany the paper! Explore T21 effects at tobaccopolicyeffects.org
December 20, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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Tobacco 21 laws in the US will prevent 526K premature deaths, resulting in 13.3 million life-years gains, but with large variations in impact across US States. Great work by CAsToR investigators @jamietam.bsky.social, Friedman, Meza and Jeon and the CISNET Lung Team:

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
US Tobacco 21 Policies and Potential Mortality Reductions by State
This decision simulation model quantifies potential reductions in smoking-attributable mortality associated with Tobacco 21 policies for each of the 50 states and Washington, DC, in the US.
jamanetwork.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Jamie Tam
Please tobacco control community! please repost the JAMA post below! trying to demonstrate to our university leadership the value of adding a @bsky.app "share buttons" on university science press releases!
jama.com JAMA @jama.com · Dec 9
Viewpoint: Implementation of a low-nicotine product standard has the potential to be the most significant tobacco control policy of the 21st century.

https://ja.ma/3OKcb2X
December 13, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟
The

Surgeon General's Report: Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities

is out !! So honored to work on this with outstanding CDC leaders, editors and co-authors.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco-surg...
Surgeon General's Report: Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities
Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities
www.cdc.gov
November 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM