Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS)
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The Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies (INTS) is one of the nation’s leading tobacco-focused research groups. We aim to reduce and ultimately eliminate tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in New Jersey, the U.S., and globally. On X and LinkedIn
Register for the VIRTUAL Rutgers Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training! January 26-27. Designed for social workers, nurses, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, certified alcohol and drug counselors, health educators, and more.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Register for the VIRTUAL Rutgers Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training! January 26-27. Designed for social workers, nurses, psychologists, physicians, pharmacists, certified alcohol and drug counselors, health educators, and more.
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Congratulations to our Deputy Director, Dr. Andrea Villanti, for being listed in @clarivate.com's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list for the sixth year in a row! #RutgersSPH
These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science.
These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science.
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Congratulations to our Deputy Director, Dr. Andrea Villanti, for being listed in @clarivate.com's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list for the sixth year in a row! #RutgersSPH
These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science.
These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science.
INTS core faculty member and assistant professor, Lauren Pacek, will discuss tobacco use and cessation and harm reduction strategies among people with HIV in the USA in the webinar hosted by the AETC Program on November 5, 11 am ET.
Register here ➡️
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Register here ➡️
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November 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
INTS core faculty member and assistant professor, Lauren Pacek, will discuss tobacco use and cessation and harm reduction strategies among people with HIV in the USA in the webinar hosted by the AETC Program on November 5, 11 am ET.
Register here ➡️
www.e2neca.org/org/AETC/Por...
Register here ➡️
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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 ...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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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Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! @rutgerscancer.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more about Dr. Meza here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD!
Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer… | ...
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD!
Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer Institu...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! @rutgerscancer.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more about Dr. Meza here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
A new study led by Cristine Delnevo, Director of Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS), suggests that nicotine pouches may offer a path to reduced tobacco harm ➡️
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September 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A new study led by Cristine Delnevo, Director of Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS), suggests that nicotine pouches may offer a path to reduced tobacco harm ➡️
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Tomorrow is the beginning of the Conference on Tobacco or Health 2025.
Take a look at the INTS members who will be presenting, and be sure to visit the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) booth!
Take a look at the INTS members who will be presenting, and be sure to visit the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) booth!
August 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tomorrow is the beginning of the Conference on Tobacco or Health 2025.
Take a look at the INTS members who will be presenting, and be sure to visit the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) booth!
Take a look at the INTS members who will be presenting, and be sure to visit the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) booth!
Andrea Villanti is a guest editor of this newly published issue of JNCI Monographs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, covering the continued impact of the commercial use of tobacco and health disparities ➡️
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Volume 2025 Issue 70 | JNCI Monographs | Oxford Academic
Publishes monographs dealing with cancer and closely related research fields, or related groups of papers on specific subjects of importance to cancer research.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Andrea Villanti is a guest editor of this newly published issue of JNCI Monographs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, covering the continued impact of the commercial use of tobacco and health disparities ➡️
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INTS faculty members Michael Steinberg and @maryhrywna.bsky.social were recently featured in an article published in @self.com, where they discussed current knowledge on oral nicotine pouches, like Zyn.
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What to Know Before You Hop on the Zyn Bandwagon
Oral nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking, but that doesn’t make them safe.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
INTS faculty members Michael Steinberg and @maryhrywna.bsky.social were recently featured in an article published in @self.com, where they discussed current knowledge on oral nicotine pouches, like Zyn.
➡️ www.self.com/story/is-zyn...
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@crisdelnevo.bsky.social & Andrea Villanti are coauthors of a new study published in Tobacco Control examining trends in U.S. cigarette consumption—specifically comparing menthol & non-menthol cigarettes—since the enactment of the Tobacco Control Act in 2009.
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Trends in menthol and non-menthol cigarette consumption in the US: 2009–2024
13 years after the Tobacco Control Act tasked Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) with studying the removal of menthol in cigarettes, FDA proposed a product standard in 2022 that would prohibit menthol ...
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June 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@crisdelnevo.bsky.social & Andrea Villanti are coauthors of a new study published in Tobacco Control examining trends in U.S. cigarette consumption—specifically comparing menthol & non-menthol cigarettes—since the enactment of the Tobacco Control Act in 2009.
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There's still time to register! ⏰
2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
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2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
➡️ ow.ly/MLwI50VUboR
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June 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's still time to register! ⏰
2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
➡️ ow.ly/MLwI50VUboR
@rutgerssph.bsky.social
2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
➡️ ow.ly/MLwI50VUboR
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INTS faculty were happy to celebrate the 2025 graduates at the @rutgerssph.bsky.social convocation held yesterday at the State Theater 🎓
May 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
INTS faculty were happy to celebrate the 2025 graduates at the @rutgerssph.bsky.social convocation held yesterday at the State Theater 🎓
2025 ESIL awardee, @juliachensankey.bsky.social, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
Register now ➡️
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Register now ➡️
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May 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
2025 ESIL awardee, @juliachensankey.bsky.social, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
Register now ➡️
prevention.nih.gov/news-events/early-stage-investigator-lecture/2025-awardees
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Assistant Professor @otg2014.bsky.social and her colleagues penned a new letter to the editor of Nicotine & Tobacco Research on how a WNBA star's cigar brand collaboration, amid growing interest in women's basketball, may increase the appeal & sales of cigars.
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Letter to the Editor: Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Star Athlete Kelsey Plum gets Signature Premium Cigar Amidst Record-Breaking WNBA Viewership
Ollie Ganz, DrPH, Cristine D Delnevo, PhD, Andrea C Villanti, PhD, Kevin R J Schroth, JD, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, PhD; Letter to the Editor: Women’s Na
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May 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Assistant Professor @otg2014.bsky.social and her colleagues penned a new letter to the editor of Nicotine & Tobacco Research on how a WNBA star's cigar brand collaboration, amid growing interest in women's basketball, may increase the appeal & sales of cigars.
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Tobacco Control published a new paper by @otg2014.bsky.social, with co-authors Patrick Barnwell and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social, which examines the top-selling e-cigarette brands and differences in top-selling brands by regions in the USA ➡️
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Regional variations and market share of FDA-authorised products for top-selling electronic cigarette brands in the USA: 2022–2024
Background This paper examines top-selling electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brands and differences in top-selling brands by region in the USA from 2022 to 2024, and the market share of Food and Drug...
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April 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Tobacco Control published a new paper by @otg2014.bsky.social, with co-authors Patrick Barnwell and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social, which examines the top-selling e-cigarette brands and differences in top-selling brands by regions in the USA ➡️
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Rutgers Day is this Saturday! 🌎
Stop by the INTS booth at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Gym on Busch Campus to learn more about our work and win some swag!
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Stop by the INTS booth at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Gym on Busch Campus to learn more about our work and win some swag!
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Rutgers Day
Don't Let a Little Rain Keep You Away
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April 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Rutgers Day is this Saturday! 🌎
Stop by the INTS booth at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Gym on Busch Campus to learn more about our work and win some swag!
➡️ newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/rutgers-day?...
Stop by the INTS booth at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Gym on Busch Campus to learn more about our work and win some swag!
➡️ newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/rutgers-day?...
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Cigar text-only warning labels, particularly larger ones, can facilitate some cigar risk knowledge and beliefs, reduce pack appeal and discourage product interest, find Olivia Wackowski et al.
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The impact of cigarillo text warning presence and size on young adults’ cigarillo risk beliefs, knowledge, appeal and use intentions
AbstractIntroduction. Cigar warning labels can serve as health communication tools; yet current cigar warnings in the United States can be small or absent,
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April 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Cigar text-only warning labels, particularly larger ones, can facilitate some cigar risk knowledge and beliefs, reduce pack appeal and discourage product interest, find Olivia Wackowski et al.
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@jesskingjensen.bsky.social and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social are authors of a new Preventive Medicine paper that examines the impact of cigar pack policies on cigar sales.
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April 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@jesskingjensen.bsky.social and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social are authors of a new Preventive Medicine paper that examines the impact of cigar pack policies on cigar sales.
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Learn about INTS's student assistant and Rutgers SPH doctoral student Siyan Meng's poster about cannabis vape advertising exposure, product use, and perceptions presented at #SBM2025 on 3/28 at 5 PM (PDT), Poster E170, Grand Ballroom A-B.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Learn about INTS's student assistant and Rutgers SPH doctoral student Siyan Meng's poster about cannabis vape advertising exposure, product use, and perceptions presented at #SBM2025 on 3/28 at 5 PM (PDT), Poster E170, Grand Ballroom A-B.
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A new article in Addictive Behaviors Reports featuring Rutgers SPH doctoral student Eugenia Lee and associate professor Kymberle Sterling unpacks the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco/cannabis behaviors among young adults in the U.S.
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Unpacking the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco use and cannabis co-use behaviors among young adults in the U.S.
There is a general paucity of research describing the relationship between racial and ethnic discrimination (RED) and coping strategies on use of litt…
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March 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A new article in Addictive Behaviors Reports featuring Rutgers SPH doctoral student Eugenia Lee and associate professor Kymberle Sterling unpacks the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco/cannabis behaviors among young adults in the U.S.
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The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) was a success! INTS members presented over 40 presentations across a wide range of research over the 3 1/2 day conference in New Orleans, LA.
We will see you next year, SRNT!
We will see you next year, SRNT!
March 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) was a success! INTS members presented over 40 presentations across a wide range of research over the 3 1/2 day conference in New Orleans, LA.
We will see you next year, SRNT!
We will see you next year, SRNT!
The INTS team will present posters, symposiums, and more at this week's SRNT conference!
View our schedule of presentations ➡️
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#SRNT2025
View our schedule of presentations ➡️
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#SRNT2025
March 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The INTS team will present posters, symposiums, and more at this week's SRNT conference!
View our schedule of presentations ➡️
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#SRNT2025
View our schedule of presentations ➡️
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#SRNT2025
INTS Associate Professor, Kevin Schroth, discusses the FDA's impact on tobacco harm reduction with Regulator Watch ➡️
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March 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
INTS Associate Professor, Kevin Schroth, discusses the FDA's impact on tobacco harm reduction with Regulator Watch ➡️
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🌟 We're hiring! 🌟
INTS is seeking qualified applicants for an Open Rank Non Tenure Track Faculty Position!
If you have a doctoral degree and a strong background in tobacco or public health, this could be the right fit for you!
Apply today ➡️
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/244...
INTS is seeking qualified applicants for an Open Rank Non Tenure Track Faculty Position!
If you have a doctoral degree and a strong background in tobacco or public health, this could be the right fit for you!
Apply today ➡️
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/244...
February 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🌟 We're hiring! 🌟
INTS is seeking qualified applicants for an Open Rank Non Tenure Track Faculty Position!
If you have a doctoral degree and a strong background in tobacco or public health, this could be the right fit for you!
Apply today ➡️
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/244...
INTS is seeking qualified applicants for an Open Rank Non Tenure Track Faculty Position!
If you have a doctoral degree and a strong background in tobacco or public health, this could be the right fit for you!
Apply today ➡️
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/244...
INTS post-doctoral fellow Charity Ntansah and associate professor Kymberle Sterling are authors on a new @ntrjournal.bsky.social paper that uses a discrete choice experiment to explore the impact of reduced nicotine messages among people who use little cigars and cigarillos.
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Assessing the impact of messages about reduced nicotine cigar products among people who use little cigar and cigarillo: Insights from a discrete choice experiment
AbstractIntroduction. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) pursuit of a low nicotine standard for cigarettes raises concerns that a focus on cigar
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February 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
INTS post-doctoral fellow Charity Ntansah and associate professor Kymberle Sterling are authors on a new @ntrjournal.bsky.social paper that uses a discrete choice experiment to explore the impact of reduced nicotine messages among people who use little cigars and cigarillos.
ow.ly/NpJs50UTzWg
ow.ly/NpJs50UTzWg