Mahidol Advocacy Award Received by the Tobacco Research Center (TRC)
Mahidol Advocacy Award Received by the Tobacco Research Center (TRC) for its work countering
TRC. (Vision) Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center (TRC)
Being an information center, supporting policy researches, managing knowledge and developing staff abilities, organization and tobacco control network.
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Chinese ‘zombie pods’ dealer arrested in Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew. Bangkok Post. Chinese ‘zombie pods’ dealer arrested in Pattaya. 3 Feb 2026 https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3189374/chinese-zombie-pods-dealer-arrested-in-pattaya. “The suspect was arrested in possession of 10 ketamine pods and the 12,000 baht in marked banknotes used in the sting operation.
Chinese ‘zombie pods’ dealer arrested in Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew. Bangkok Post. Chinese ‘zombie pods’ dealer arrested in Pattaya. 3 Feb 2026 ; https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3189374/chinese-zombie-pods-dealer-arrested-in-pattaya. “The suspect was arrested in possession of 10 ketamine pods and the 12,000 baht in marked banknotes used in the sting operation.
Trends in Where Adults Buy Their e-Cigarette Supplies
Cummings, Mike (and eight others from the ITC Project) Trends in Where Adults Buy Their e-Cigarette Supplies: Findings from 2016-2024 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys. Jan 2026. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6114050 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6114050
Eleventh WHO FCTC Conference of the Parties
Alebshehy R, Gatehouse T, Sy DK, Tobacco Tactics team, et al. Editorial. Eleventh WHO FCTC Conference of the Parties: encouraging progress despite ongoing tobacco industry interference. Tobacco Control 2025;34:711-713.https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/34/6/711
Quitting nicotine while pregnant: Answers to five frequently asked questions
The Truth Initiative. Quitting nicotine while pregnant: Answers to five frequently asked questions. 22 Jan 2026https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/quitting-smoking-vaping/quitting-nicotine-while-pregnant-answers-five-frequently
Birthdate-based commercial tobacco sales restrictions
Malone RE, McAfee T. Birthdate-based commercial tobacco sales restrictions : will ‘tobacco-free generation’ policies advance or delay the endgame? Tob Control. 2025 Dec 19;34(e1):e123-e129. doi: 10.1136/tc-2024-058716. PMID: 38897727. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38897727/
Opportunities and Threats to Cessation Success
Professor Harry Lando is Distinguished International Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota. In addition to his many awards, professional memberships, appointments, editorial accomplishments and consultancies, he has authored or co-authored over two hundred research articles, with cessation as one area of main focus since 1975.
Vision
Being an information center, supporting policy researches, managing knowledge and developing staff abilities, organization and tobacco control network.
Work Concept of TRC
TRC has run its processes and approaches of tobacco consumption control under the theory called ?Triangle that Moves Mountains proposed by Professor Dr. Prawase Wasi.
Executive Summary
Tobacco consumption is a major catastrophe that has continuously claimed lives worldwide. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) as of July 31, 2023,
Tobacco consumption
revealed that more than 8 million people die annually from tobacco consumption globally. Concurrently, approximately 1.3 million non-smokers die due to exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS). Over 80% of the world’s 1.3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries.
COLLABORATING CENTER
Following Dr. Lando’s presentation, there was a discussion session on cessation research and practice followed by a group picture of the meeting participants.
Opportunities and Threats to Cessation Success
Professor Harry Lando is Distinguished International Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota. In addition to his many awards, professional memberships
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PODs are e-cigarettes and cannot be used to quit smoking. Don't get me wrong.
Nicotine in e-cigarettes affects the brain, causing blood vessels in the brain to constrict, rupture, become blocked, and die.
E-cigarettes are more harmful than you might think. They can cause acute respiratory infection (EVALI), which can cause lung inflammation and can be fatal if not treated promptly.