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Institute for global tobacco control

Cigarette butts scattered among rocks
Environmental health
The impact of cigarette butts
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.
Smoker exhales silhouette
Q+A
The dangers of vaping
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
Toxic metals found in e-cigarette liquids
Published Feb 17, 2017
Researchers suspect heating coil in 'cig-a-like' devices may release carcinogens including nickel, lead, cadmium / School of Public Health
Smoke alarm
Published June 4, 2014
Poor air quality in Baltimore hookah bars poses health risk, JHU study shows
Tobacco Control
Tobacco: Prettying up the pack
Published Winter 2013 Photos
From beautiful to gruesome, cigarette packs tell a story about the fight for tobacco control. / Johns Hopkins Magazine