This qualitative study aims to investigate the beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of undergraduate college students related to use of hookah and oral nicotine pouches to inform approaches to educate and affect behavior change to reduce exposure to carcinogens and other harmful constituents among this population.

Tobacco use among people living with HIV (PLWH) contributes substantially to the HIV burden, with nearly a quarter of AIDS-related deaths attributable to smoking. We approach this challenge with the first randomized control trial (RCT) to test the efficacy of a tailored short message service (SMS) based tobacco use cessation intervention on prolonged tobacco use abstinence at 6 months post program initiation in comparison to the standard of care (brief advice to quit) and nic

Kyra Guy, et al. Consortium of Universities for Global Health, April 2026

Guy K, Tsui J, Musasizi E, Kusolo R, Mukupa M, Arinaitwe J, Goma F, Atuyambe L, Guwatudde D, Phiri MM, Zyambo C, Wipfli H. Barriers and facilitators to delivering tobacco cessation interventions at HIV care clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Qualitative application of the consolidated framework for implementation research. Tob Prev Cessat. 2026 Jul 29;12. doi: 10.18332/tpc/221806. LINK TO TEXT Abstract: Introduction: Tobacco use among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Sub-Saharan

Musasizi, E., Wipfli, H., Arinaitwe, J., Atuyambe, L., Guy, K., Kusolo, R., Rutebemberwa, E., & Guwatudde, D. (2025). Multilevel drivers of tobacco use among people living with HIV in West Nile and Karamoja Regions in Uganda: a mixed-methods study. BMC public health, 25(1), 3622. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24938-9 LINK TO TEXT Abstract Background: Tobacco use is a significant public health problem, especially among People Living with HIV (PLWH) yet evidence on its pre

Wipfli, H., Arinaitwe, J., Goma, F., Atuyambe, L., Guwatudde, D., Phiri, M. M., Rutebemberwa, E., Wabwire-Mangen, F., Zulu, R., Zyambo, C., Guy, K., Kusolo, R., Mukupa, M., Musasizi, E., & Tucker, J. S. (2025). Usability and cultural adaptation of a text message-based tobacco cessation intervention for people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia. Addiction science & clinical practice, 20(1), 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-025-00580-z LINK TO TEXT Abstract Background: Text

Laestadius L, Vassey J, Kim M, Ozga J, Li D, Stanton C, Wipfli H, Unger JB. Tob Control. 2022 Sep 28:tc-2022-057657. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057657. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36171148. LINK TO TEXT Concept naming of flavours is popular among e-liquid manufacturers. Rather than explicitly stating a taste or smell, these names convey aesthetics or sensations (eg, unicorn, frostbite, roadhouse), as well as positive health and lifestyle experiences (eg, relaxed, blissful). Concept

Scott I Donaldson, Trista A Beard, Jacqueline Trinh, Sarayu Jaladanki, Jennifer B Unger, Artur Galimov, Heather L Wipfli, Jon-Patrick Allem, Content Analysis of E-mail Marketing Communications Among Online E-cigarette Retailers, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Volume 26, Issue 9, September 2024, Pages 1248–1252, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae046 LINK TO TEXT Abstract Introduction Online e-cigarette retailers use e-mail communications to promote products directly to consumers,

Wipfli H, Arinaitwe J, Goma F, Atuyambe L, Guwatudde D, Phiri MM, Rutebemberwa E, Wabwire-Mangen F, Zulu R, Zyambo C, Guy K, Kusolo R, Mukupa M, Musasizi E, Tucker JS. A phone-based tobacco use cessation program for people living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Jan 19;19(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s13722-024-00438-w. PMID: 38243301; PMCID: PMC10797805. LINK TO TEXT Full Text Abstract Background: Nicotine rep

Tatum Z, Leventhal A, Wipfli HL. Playtime: vaping devices designed as cartoons and toys may appeal to kids.Tobacco Control 2024;33:693-694. LINK TO TEXT Abstract Vaping device technology and appearance have transformed from cigarette lookalikes to mod devices, to the discreet and colourful designs of JUUL and its many offshoots. Recent innovations in vaping devices include those that resemble miniature toys, including soda bottles, snow cones and popsicles (figures 1–3). Thes

Cwalina SN, Ihenacho U, Barker J, et al. Advancing racial equity and social justice for Black communities in US tobacco control policy.Tobacco Control 2023;32:381-384. LINK TO TEXT Full Text Abstract The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applies the Population Health Standard in tobacco product review processes by weighing anticipated health benefits against risks associated with a given commercial tobacco product at the population level. However, systemic racism (ie, dis

Donaldson SI, Beard T, Dormanesh A, et al. Monitoring website marketing among leading e-cigarette brands and vendors in California: content analysis. Tobacco Control 2025;34:192-197. LINK TO TEXT Abstract Background Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brands and vendors use websites to promote pro-tobacco messages that may increase susceptibility to use e-cigarettes among never users or help sustain continued e-cigarette use among current users. E-cigarette website marketing i

Kyra Guy, Association of Pacific Rim Universities, Mexico City, October 2023

Matt GE, Greiner L, Record R, Wipfli H, et al. Tobacco Control. Published Online First: 01 June 2023. doi:10.1136/tc-2023-057971 LINK TO TEXT Full Text Abstract Starting in the 1970s, individuals, businesses and the public have increasingly benefited from policies prohibiting smoking indoors, saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars in healthcare expenditures. Smokefree policies to protect against secondhand smoke exposure, however, do not fully protect the public fr

Donaldson SI, Beard TA, Colonna R, et al. Online Purchase Attempts of Flavored E-Cigarettes to Minors in California Before and After Senate Bill 793. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(12):e2348749. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.48749 LINK TO TEXT Full Text Introduction E-cigarette use among adolescents has been considered a global public health concern.1 To prevent youth access to flavored e-cigarette products, California enacted Senate Bill (SB) 793 on December 21, 2022, prohibiting

Sidhu AK*, Pednekar MS, Fong GT, Gupta PC, Quah ACK, Unger J, Sussman S, Sood N, Wipfli H, Valente T. BMC Public Health. 2022 Sep 13;22(1):1738. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14112-w. LINK TO TEXT Full Text Abstract Background: Previous research in high-income countries (HICs) has shown that smokers reduce their cognitive dissonance through two types of justifications over time: risk minimizing and functional beliefs. To date, however, the relationship between these justifications

Wipfli H, Kim M, Vassey J*, Stanton C. Tobacco Control. 2022 Apr 26:tobaccocontrol-2021-057195. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057195. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35474025. Full Text Anime, or Japanese animation which combines graphic art, characterisation and cinematography, is experiencing a global boom after having doubled its market size over the past decade. The industry was valued at $23.5 billion in 2020 and is continuing to grow rapidly. Anime is popular among adolesc