• Pre-Conference workshop: The GRN organised a 3-hour Pre-conference Workshop “Implementation Science in global tobacco control: A primer” on 1 March 2023, at the SRNT Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. The workshop aimed to promote the application of implementation science methods in global tobacco control. Furthermore, the workshop identified dissemination and implementation research priorities for global tobacco control, with a particular focus on LMICs. The session chairs were Dr Ramzi Salloum and Dr Monika Arora, Co-Chairs, GRN with eminent panellists – Dr Carla Berg, Dr Geoffrey Fong, Dr Gila Neta, Dr Mark Parascandola, Dr Nancy Rigotti, and Dr Kamran Siddiqui.

• The GRN full membership post-conference meeting took place via Zoom on March 7, 2023. Subsequent quarterly meetings are already scheduled for GRN full membership. For these meetings, the GRN Advisory Committee will meet for the first 30 minutes, followed by a 30-minute members’ meeting.

• If you are willing to participate/volunteer in any of the subcommittees, please email our GRN Coordinator Dima Bteddini. If you wish to know more or apply, please do get in touch.

• Promotion of Nicotine Products in Latin America, September 27, 2023. The speakers at the webinar will be Raúl Mejía, Chief of the Department of Ambulatory Care at the Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Joaquin Barnoya, Director of Research at the Unidad de Cirugia Cardiovascular and Associate Researcher at Landivar University in Guatemala, and Inti Barrientos, Researcher (Medical Sciences C) at the Center for Evaluation and Survey Research of the National Institute of Public Health, México.

• CAsToR Webinar US 2023: Building a COPD Natural History Simulation Model for Tobacco Regulation Evaluation: From Statistics to Simulation; June 13, 2023: 1:00PM—2:00PM ET: https://tcors.umich.edu/Events_Upcoming.php

• 10^th edition of the Global Forum on Nicotine; Warsaw, Poland, June 21-24, 2023: https://gfn.events/

• 76^th Tobacco Science Research Conference; Norfolk, Virginia USA; September 17-20, 2023: http://www.tsrcinfo.com/

• SCaH Conference UK 2023 Manchester; September 14, 2023: https://www.smokingcessationandhealth.co.uk/agenda/

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement to Reissue RFA-OD-21-002: the Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-081.html

• Building Capacity to Reduce the Burden of Menthol and Other Flavored Commercial Tobacco Products in Communities that Experience Health Disparities (CDC-RFA-DP-23-0019): https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/foa/index.htm

• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use Disorders (R01, R21, R03): https://nida.nih.gov/funding-app?sort=rel_date:desc&document_types=NOSI,PAR&issuing_institution=NIDA%20Primary,NIDA%20Participating

• Jessica Yingst et al., Changes in Nicotine Dependence Among Smokers Using Electronic Cigarettes to Reduce Cigarette Smoking in a Randomized Controlled Trial (2023)25(3):372-378. Abstract
• Danielle R Davis et al., Use and Product Characteristics of “Tobacco Free Nicotine” E-Cigarettes Among Young Adults (2023)25(3):379-385. Abstract
• Jessica M Powers et al., Longitudinal Associations Between Pain and Use of Cigarettes and E-cigarettes in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (2023)25(3):404-441. Abstract

• Jacob Perkins et al., Meta-Analysis on Associations of Timing of Maternal Smoking Cessation Before and During Pregnancy With Childhood Overweight and Obesity (2023)25(4):605-61. Abstract
• Emily B Peterson et al., Disparities in Nicotine Addictiveness and Cancer Harm Perceptions Among U.S. Adults: A Trend Analysis Using the Health Information National Trends Survey (2023)25(4):639-647. Abstract
• Yusuke Matsuyama et al., Stepwise Tobacco Price Increase and Smoking Behavioural Changes in Japan: The Japan “Society and New Tobacco” Internet Survey 2017–2021 Longitudinal Study (2023)25(4): 657-664. Abstract
• Sue M Cotton et al., Prevalence and Correlates of Tobacco Use in Young People Presenting to Australian Primary Mental Health Services (2023)25(4):682-691. Abstract

• Naomi A van Westen-Lagerweij et al., Proactive Referral to Behavioural Smoking Cessation Programs by Healthcare Staff: A Systematic Review (2023)25(5):849-858. Abstract
• Natacha M De Genna et al., Trajectories of Return to Cigarette Smoking Up to 1 Year Postpartum Among People Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy (2023)25(5):875-881. Abstract
• Candice D Donaldson et al., Intersectional Disparities in Youth Tobacco Use by Sexual and/or Gender Minority Status and Race and/or Ethnicity (2023)25(5):898-907. Abstract
• Rachel N Cassidy et al., The Impact of Reducing Nicotine Content on Adolescent Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Exposure: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial (2023)25(5):918-927. Abstract

• Amy K Ferketich et al., Looking for the “Foundational Shift” to Reduce the Burden of Tobacco Use in the Sexual and Gender Minoritized Community (2023)25(6):1063-1064. Abstract
• Kamran Siddiqi et al., Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 2030—A Program to Accelerate the Implementation of World Health Organization Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation (2023)25(6):1074-1081. Abstract
• Matthew D Stone et al., Differentiating Reasons for Young Adult E-cigarette Use Using Maximum Difference Choice Models(2023)25(6):1116-1124. Abstract
• Minji Kim et al., Young Adult Responses to Peer Crowd-Based Targeting in E-cigarette Advertisements: An Experimental Study (2023)25(6):1125-1134. Abstract