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Institute for global tobacco control

Environmental health

Published April 22, 2024

Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet. Two new studies from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control point to possible solutions.

Q+A

Published Sept 30, 2019

Joanna Cohen, director of the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, talks about the recent uptick in illnesses and deaths linked to vaping

Public health

Published Feb 17, 2017

Researchers suspect heating coil in 'cig-a-like' devices may release carcinogens including nickel, lead, cadmium / School of Public Health

Published June 4, 2014

Poor air quality in Baltimore hookah bars poses health risk, JHU study shows

Tobacco Control

Published Winter 2013

From beautiful to gruesome, cigarette packs tell a story about the fight for tobacco control. / Johns Hopkins Magazine