#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
And there's plenty to be uncomfortable about.
But I do believe we all have to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. I am grateful that @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social agrees on that point.
#respect
And there's plenty to be uncomfortable about.
But I do believe we all have to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. I am grateful that @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social agrees on that point.
#respect
Nuance is hard. Reflexive positions are easy. Public health has a long, fraught history with Big Tobacco, and that history makes it difficult to look at anything the industry touches without suspicion. I get it. I feel it.
The Call I Didn’t Want to Take
I lost my dad to cigarettes. Then I took a call from the vape industry.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
And there's plenty to be uncomfortable about.
But I do believe we all have to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. I am grateful that @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social agrees on that point.
#respect
And there's plenty to be uncomfortable about.
But I do believe we all have to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. I am grateful that @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social agrees on that point.
#respect
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
@mikepesko.bsky.social and chums offer up plenty of brain pain.
E-Cigarettes in Historical Context: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@mikepesko.bsky.social and chums offer up plenty of brain pain.
E-Cigarettes in Historical Context: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
E-Cigarettes in Historical Context
This Viewpoint discusses the potential for e-cigarettes to displace smoking, restrictive regulations, and public misperceptions amid enduring nicotine demand and persistent smoking-related disease.
jamanetwork.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
@mikepesko.bsky.social and chums offer up plenty of brain pain.
E-Cigarettes in Historical Context: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@mikepesko.bsky.social and chums offer up plenty of brain pain.
E-Cigarettes in Historical Context: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
From almost 3 years ago but still bigly relevant.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
Ethan Nadelmann interviews André Calantzoulos, Chair of Board of PMI, world’s 2nd largest tobacco company: what is PMI’s attitude to tobacco harm reduction and why? Highly recommended @chancethegardener.bsky.social @jgitchell.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5SPE...
open.spotify.com/episode/5SPE...
André Calantzopoulos on Profiting from Nicotine
PSYCHOACTIVE · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
From almost 3 years ago but still bigly relevant.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
Props to Adam Cifu of Sensible Medicine for sharing Brad Rodu's post, along with context about Dr Cifu's priors about the oral cancer risks from smokeless tobacco.
Link follows.
#TobRegSky
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Props to Adam Cifu of Sensible Medicine for sharing Brad Rodu's post, along with context about Dr Cifu's priors about the oral cancer risks from smokeless tobacco.
Link follows.
#TobRegSky
1/2
May 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
Props to Adam Cifu of Sensible Medicine for sharing Brad Rodu's post, along with context about Dr Cifu's priors about the oral cancer risks from smokeless tobacco.
Link follows.
#TobRegSky
1/2
Props to Adam Cifu of Sensible Medicine for sharing Brad Rodu's post, along with context about Dr Cifu's priors about the oral cancer risks from smokeless tobacco.
Link follows.
#TobRegSky
1/2
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
PMI world’s largest traded tobacco co just released 1Q25 results:
‘Our smoke-free business, accounting for 42% of our total net revenues & 44% of our total gross profit, continued its strong momentum with increases of 14.4% in shipment volumes’
@jgitchell.bsky.social
@aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
‘Our smoke-free business, accounting for 42% of our total net revenues & 44% of our total gross profit, continued its strong momentum with increases of 14.4% in shipment volumes’
@jgitchell.bsky.social
@aliveadvocacy.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#TobRegSky
1/4
Six Urban Myths About Smoke-Free Nicotine www.sensible-med.com/p/six-urban-...
#TobRegSky
1/4
Six Urban Myths About Smoke-Free Nicotine www.sensible-med.com/p/six-urban-...
Six Urban Myths About Smoke-Free Nicotine
A scientific look at the myths surrounding nicotine.
www.sensible-med.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#TobRegSky
1/4
Six Urban Myths About Smoke-Free Nicotine www.sensible-med.com/p/six-urban-...
#TobRegSky
1/4
Six Urban Myths About Smoke-Free Nicotine www.sensible-med.com/p/six-urban-...
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Imagine if all people who smoke
Knew what I do.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#StayCurious
#HealthValentines
Violets are blue.
Imagine if all people who smoke
Knew what I do.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#StayCurious
#HealthValentines
a man with a mustache is pointing at someone with the words let me hit you with some knowledge below him
Alt: Dodgeball's White Goodman (Ben Stiller) "Let me hit you with some knowledge."
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Imagine if all people who smoke
Knew what I do.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#StayCurious
#HealthValentines
Violets are blue.
Imagine if all people who smoke
Knew what I do.
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
#StayCurious
#HealthValentines
#TobRegSky
Blast from the past, but I've got a feeling that this Bird-site thread from June 2022 is about to become useful again!
#RethinkNicotine
x.com/jgitchell/st...
Blast from the past, but I've got a feeling that this Bird-site thread from June 2022 is about to become useful again!
#RethinkNicotine
x.com/jgitchell/st...
x.com
x.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#TobRegSky
Blast from the past, but I've got a feeling that this Bird-site thread from June 2022 is about to become useful again!
#RethinkNicotine
x.com/jgitchell/st...
Blast from the past, but I've got a feeling that this Bird-site thread from June 2022 is about to become useful again!
#RethinkNicotine
x.com/jgitchell/st...
#StayCurious
#TobRegSky
#Menthol
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
Thank you, @jacobgrier.bsky.social, for digging in to these issues.
#TobRegSky
#Menthol
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
Thank you, @jacobgrier.bsky.social, for digging in to these issues.
If you think that a second Trump presidency would be a disaster for the US (I do) and that the election could come down to super tight margins in swing states (sadly plausible), then I think you should be wary of pressuring Biden to ban a product used by millions of people.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
If Biden Bans Menthol Cigarettes, Could He Hand the Election to Trump? It’s a Valid Concern.
Millions of people smoke them. Just a few votes could really matter.
slate.com
April 11, 2024 at 6:36 PM
#StayCurious
#TobRegSky
#Menthol
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
Thank you, @jacobgrier.bsky.social, for digging in to these issues.
#TobRegSky
#Menthol
#DiscomfortOfThought required to #RethinkNicotine.
Thank you, @jacobgrier.bsky.social, for digging in to these issues.