Overview
Tobacco-free nicotine products are increasing in popularity, particularly among users of traditional non-combustible tobacco products. These products also have potential as a valuable tool for getting smokers to switch to less risky products. This webinar will cover the evolution of tobacco harm reduction products, an overview of current tobacco-free nicotine products available in the US, recent research on tobacco-free pouched products, and public health questions and concerns.
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Speakers
Dorothy Hatsukami, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota
John Hughes, Professor of Psychology Emeritus, The University of Vermont
Moderated by Clifford E. Douglas, Director, University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network and Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health
DOROTHY K. HATSUKAMI is the Forster Family Chair in Cancer Prevention at the Masonic Cancer Center of the University of Minnesota and Professor of Psychiatry. She is the Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Control at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center and Director of the Tobacco Research Programs. Her areas of expertise include nicotine addiction and its treatment, including testing medications such as a nicotine vaccine and combination medications in smokers. She has over 400 publications and is currently PI/Co-PI of two large NIH-funded cooperative agreements/P01 that involve assessing the toxicity, appeal and addictiveness of various tobacco products. She has served on numerous scientific advisory boards for the US government including the Food and Drug Administration, Tobacco Product Scientific Advisory Committee. She is currently a member of the World Health Organization Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation.
CLIFFORD E. DOUGLAS is Director at the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He is a long-time expert on a wide range of tobacco-related policy, regulatory and legal issues, ranging from federal regulation of tobacco products and the challenges and potential benefits of e-cigarettes to the widening disparities in the smoking population. As director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network, he leads the Smoke-Free Environments Law Project, a 20-year-old statewide project that provides information, consultation and advice for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, local units of government, tobacco control advocates, and communities regarding evidence-based policies and practices to protect Michigan residents from the harmful effects of tobacco. He recently served as the American Cancer Society’s Vice President for Tobacco Control and as the founding Director of ACS’s Center for Tobacco Control from 2015 to 2020. There, he led the development of the organization’s new, progressive scientific and policy position related to eliminating the epidemic of combustible tobacco use in the US; guided a national campaign to educate parents about vaping by youth; led the Great American Smokeout and the updating of that annual event to emphasize the importance of addressing health disparities; co-chaired the National Partnership on Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use; founded the $6 million Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative, which provided technical assistance and grants to colleges and universities to help them become tobacco-free; and supported educational efforts to strengthen public understanding of the relationship between tobacco use and COVID-19. During the Obama administration, he served as the consulting tobacco control policy advisor for the US Assistant Secretary for Health and the US Surgeon General, and served as a lead author and editor of a landmark report titled Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: A Tobacco Control Strategic Action Plan for the US Department of Health and Human Services, released by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Early in his career, he coordinated the successful national advocacy campaign to prohibit smoking on all commercial airline flights. He also served as an attorney and advisor in the state attorney general actions that resulted in the Master Settlement Agreement and represented smokers and their families in several landmark lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers. His early work with Congress and the executive branch, his representation of plaintiffs in litigation against the tobacco industry, and his recruitment of prominent industry whistleblowers are chronicled in the book Civil Warriors: The Legal Siege on the Tobacco Industry by investigative reporter Dan Zegart.Virtual Learning FAQ
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