NTRI: Major Strides

March 2018 National Tobacco Reform Initiative (NTRI) In October 2013, Core Team representatives and the tobacco control leaders of a dozen of the major national voluntary health organizations met in Washington, DC to explore ways these groups could celebrate the 50th...

NASEM Report: Benefits 0f E-Cigarettes and Harm Reduction Products VS. Combustible Cigarettes

ATLANTA, GEORGIA –February 16, 2018 The much anticipated NASEM report on e-cigarettes supports the FDA’s bold new two-part nicotine strategy for product regulation: (1) reduce the addictiveness and appeal of deadly combustible cigarettes; and, (2) make safer...

Smokers should use e-cigarettes if they can’t quit completely

NTRI’s Abrams: Smokers should use e-cigarettes if they can’t quit completely. Withholding e-cigarettes as an alternative from smokers who are unable to quit equals supporting the continued use of conventional cigarettes, said David Abrams, a member of the National...

Allan Erickson

Core Team Leader; former ACS National Vice President, Tobacco and Cancer

Donald Shopland

Former Director, Office on Smoking and Health, CDC

K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH

  Recognized internationally for his work in tobacco epidemiology and smoking cessation, Dr. Cummings has guided global public policy and regulations in the marketing and distribution of nicotine products. This work has involved designing studies to understand...