Josh Trigg
@joshltrigg.bsky.social
#Health | #Risk | #BehaviouralScience | #Horror Enthusiast | #PublicHealth Researcher/Educator | FlindersHMRI | Assoc Editor Health Prom J | #FirstGen | on Kaurna Land | Views own | flinders.edu.au/people/joshua.trigg
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Josh Trigg
@joshltrigg.bsky.social
· Nov 23
For a bit of context, I'm an Australia based researcher and lecturer in public health, largely working in the areas of vaping and tobacco.
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Save the date for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2025 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
When: 1st-2nd June 2026
Where: University of Queensland Herston Campus
More details to come, stay tuned!
When: 1st-2nd June 2026
Where: University of Queensland Herston Campus
More details to come, stay tuned!
September 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Save the date for the SRNT-Oceania Chapter 2025 Conference in Meanjin/Brisbane
When: 1st-2nd June 2026
Where: University of Queensland Herston Campus
More details to come, stay tuned!
When: 1st-2nd June 2026
Where: University of Queensland Herston Campus
More details to come, stay tuned!
New #Australian trial shows nicotine #vaping was more effective than conventional nicotine replacement for #smokingcessation in low social advantage group. Verified 6-month continuous abstinence 9.6% in NRT vs 28.4% in vaping; >99% post prob vaping superiority. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
July 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
New #Australian trial shows nicotine #vaping was more effective than conventional nicotine replacement for #smokingcessation in low social advantage group. Verified 6-month continuous abstinence 9.6% in NRT vs 28.4% in vaping; >99% post prob vaping superiority. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
From July, eligible Australians will be screened for #lungcancer as part of the nation’s first new cancer screening program in over 20 years... including those who smoke long-term...
theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...
theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...
Lung cancer screening is about to start. What you need to know if you smoke or have quit
The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s what’s involved.
theconversation.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
From July, eligible Australians will be screened for #lungcancer as part of the nation’s first new cancer screening program in over 20 years... including those who smoke long-term...
theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...
theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...
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Have you noticed more celebrities smoking lately?
Dr Carmen Lim, Dr Joshua Trigg, and I explored how "cigfluencers" are making smoking cool again and its impact on public health in an Ad Watch for Tobacco Control.
🔗: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@ncysur.bsky.social
Dr Carmen Lim, Dr Joshua Trigg, and I explored how "cigfluencers" are making smoking cool again and its impact on public health in an Ad Watch for Tobacco Control.
🔗: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@ncysur.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Have you noticed more celebrities smoking lately?
Dr Carmen Lim, Dr Joshua Trigg, and I explored how "cigfluencers" are making smoking cool again and its impact on public health in an Ad Watch for Tobacco Control.
🔗: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@ncysur.bsky.social
Dr Carmen Lim, Dr Joshua Trigg, and I explored how "cigfluencers" are making smoking cool again and its impact on public health in an Ad Watch for Tobacco Control.
🔗: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@ncysur.bsky.social
Congratulations to our PhD student @sarahdp.bsky.social on being appointed to the Flinders University Research Committee. Awesome to see her getting involved in University governance while running her research!
April 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Congratulations to our PhD student @sarahdp.bsky.social on being appointed to the Flinders University Research Committee. Awesome to see her getting involved in University governance while running her research!
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Blog from ASH UK explaining why cigarettes filters should be banned as they are a marketing fraud that cause huge environmental damage and fail to protect health. ash.org.uk/media-centre...
The Great Cigarette Filter Fraud - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
ash.org.uk
March 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Blog from ASH UK explaining why cigarettes filters should be banned as they are a marketing fraud that cause huge environmental damage and fail to protect health. ash.org.uk/media-centre...
A total vibe. I love anything with well fleshed out characters.
March 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A total vibe. I love anything with well fleshed out characters.
New research shows that "smoking kills more than 24,000 Australians every year, or 66 people per day, which is significantly more than previous estimates..." bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
New research shows that "smoking kills more than 24,000 Australians every year, or 66 people per day, which is significantly more than previous estimates..." bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
If you're buying cigarettes in Australia, you'll now encounter regular stick health warnings. #tobaccocontrol #publichealth
March 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If you're buying cigarettes in Australia, you'll now encounter regular stick health warnings. #tobaccocontrol #publichealth
River front runs FTW. Jazz band and doggos not pictured.
March 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
River front runs FTW. Jazz band and doggos not pictured.
Next version of cigarette pack warning style and Quitline inserts in Australia now.
March 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Next version of cigarette pack warning style and Quitline inserts in Australia now.
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“Instant coffee, for example, is a well–deserved punishment for being in a hurry to reach the future”
— Alan Watts
— Alan Watts
February 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
“Instant coffee, for example, is a well–deserved punishment for being in a hurry to reach the future”
— Alan Watts
— Alan Watts
See US GOV data archiving efforts here as well: lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01...
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
See US GOV data archiving efforts here as well: lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01...
For anyone looking to access archived versions of the US GOV and CDC data on pages that are going dark (jfc), keep an eye here.
Archive Team is pulling in data.gov, cdc.gov and others as fast as possible: tracker.archiveteam.org/usgovernment/
Data.gov Home - Data.gov
data.gov
February 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
For anyone looking to access archived versions of the US GOV and CDC data on pages that are going dark (jfc), keep an eye here.
Nicotine pouches are now banned in South Australia. They're now subject to the same controls as illicit tobacco and e-cigarette products. Info here: www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releas...
New alarming nicotine trend banned in South Australia
www.premier.sa.gov.au
January 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Nicotine pouches are now banned in South Australia. They're now subject to the same controls as illicit tobacco and e-cigarette products. Info here: www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releas...
Meanwhile, the Governer of South Dakota is proposing a 60% ('rightsizing') cut in tobacco control funding ‐ see Senate Bill 54. sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill...
January 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Meanwhile, the Governer of South Dakota is proposing a 60% ('rightsizing') cut in tobacco control funding ‐ see Senate Bill 54. sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill...
Another day, another jurisdiction passing a generational #tobaccoban Massachusetts is flying along. #tobaccofreegeneration
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Another Mass. town has passed a 'generational ban' on tobacco products
Newton joined several other Massachusetts towns when its City Council approved a “generational ban” on tobacco products.
www.boston.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Another day, another jurisdiction passing a generational #tobaccoban Massachusetts is flying along. #tobaccofreegeneration
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
January 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"The FDA announced that they are pushing forward with a rule that would dramatically limit how much nicotine can go in a cigarette... Under new regulation, that would fall [from ~17mg] to less than one milligram... it would decimate the demand for cigarettes..." The Atlantic
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January 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"The FDA announced that they are pushing forward with a rule that would dramatically limit how much nicotine can go in a cigarette... Under new regulation, that would fall [from ~17mg] to less than one milligram... it would decimate the demand for cigarettes..." The Atlantic
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Cheers, 2024. You've been rad. 2025, you take notes.
December 31, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Cheers, 2024. You've been rad. 2025, you take notes.