Counter Tobacco Podcast

 In this episode, we take a closer look at hookah. Learn about general trends in hookah tobacco use, hookah industry marketing and promotional strategies at the point of sale and point of consumption, examples of current state and local-level regulations, and point-of-sale policy options

In this episode, we interview Katherine Ungar, Executive Director of the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation. Learn about how interest in policies raising the minimum legal sales age to 21 (or "Tobacco 21" policies) has grown in the US, what makes a strong Tobacco 21 policy, and pitfalls to avoid. We talk about federal Tobacco 21 bills that have been introduced in Congress and how Tobacco 21 f...

In this episode, we talk with Jake Wilson, a junior and statistics major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has been taking a service-learning course titled "Tobacco and America," which "examines the complex significances of tobacco—a plant of great local importance to North Carolina—by placing it in a variety of historical, interdisciplinary, and experiential contexts." For h...

On June 14, 2018, Counter Tools and CounterTobacco.org held their 4th quarterly webinar. The webinar covered the intersection of point-of-sale tobacco and the military, with Amanda Kong, a UNC researcher and doctoral student, presenting her team's findings pertaining to the pricing of tobacco products on Air Force bases. Following the webinar, Counter Tobacco.org had the privilege of talking to Dr...

For this bonus episode of the podcast, following up on our episode on African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting," two Counter Tools staff members, Jackie Boards and Rose DeLeon-Foote had the opportunity to interview Dr. Phillip Gardiner, Co-Chair of the African-American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, while he was in the Triangle, NC for a number of speaking engagements around mentho...

Episode Five: African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting On this episode of the Counter Tobacco Podcast, we continue our discussion at how different aspects of people's lives are used by big tobacco and ultimately, how we can stop their influence from further spreading. Today's episode focuses on African-American Tobacco Use and Industry Targeting. Sources The Role of the Media in Promoti...

Episode Five: LGBTQ Tobacco Use On this episode of the Counter Tobacco Podcast, we begin our discussion at how different aspects of people's lives are used by big tobacco and ultimately, how we can stop their influence from further spreading. We begin with the LGBTQ community. Sources The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use Is There a Relationship Between the Concentration of S...

Episode Four: Vaping There's a new product in town and it's certainly becoming popular. This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast explores the new trend of vaping, including how e-cigarettes work and who exactly is using them. Sources Standardized Tobacco Assessment for Retail Settings: Vape Shop E-Cigarettes at the Point of Sale Electronic Cigarettes (CDC) Vaping 101 A high-tech approach to get...

Episode Three: Tobacco's Replacement Smokers This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast continues our previous discussion on how the tobacco industry views young people as "replacement smokers", including some of the tactics they use to recruit them to their side. Sources The Role of the Media in Promoting and Reducing Tobacco Use Stores Near Schools Still Seeking Replacements Licensing and Zonin...

Episode Two: National Tobacco Prevention Campaigns The war on tobacco rages on. So who's on our side? This episode of the Counter Tobacco podcast explores some of the national tobacco prevention campaigns going on right now, as well as the most infamous public service announcement of all time. For more information on this episode, visit CounterTobacco.org

The War in the Store - Point of Sale Advertising The war on tobacco rages on. Its newest battleground - stores. Since the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998, tobacco point of sale advertisements have invaded places like gas stations and convenience stores. The effects can be devastating to current smokers looking to quit and to children, many of whom have never picked up a tobacco product before...