Featured Publications
The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths
Simon P, Buta E, Jackson A, Camenga D, Kong G, Morean M, Bold K, Davis D, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107437. PMID: 36731754, PMCID: PMC10507373, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useSymptoms of dependenceNicotine dependenceMultiple product useSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsProduct useSeparate multinomial logistic regression modelsHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1Smokeless tobacco usersHigher nicotine dependence scoresNicotine dependence scoresDemographic factorsLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regression modelsMultivariable modelTobacco usersHigh riskDependence scoresSymptomsGreater likelihoodUse statusWave 4Regression modelsTransitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2
Simon P, Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Kong G, Morean ME, Camenga D, Bold KW, Krishnan‐Sarin S. Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2. Addiction 2020, 115: 740-747. PMID: 31618491, PMCID: PMC7361287, DOI: 10.1111/add.14828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of cigarettesE-cigarettesHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1US youthProbability of progressionUsers of cigarettesNon-institutionalized populationTobacco use statusTobacco use profilesSocio-demographic predictorsRate of useCurrent useProspective surveyMore tobacco productsLatent transition analysisSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsHealth StudyUS civilianParental education levelTobacco productsCigarettesPopulation AssessmentUse status
2022
Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults
Steeger CM, Harlow AF, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Hill KG, Leventhal AM. Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults. Preventive Medicine 2022, 161: 107143. PMID: 35803351, PMCID: PMC9994601, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco productsTobacco useLower likelihoodFlavor useReduced likelihoodLong-term cessationShort-term abstinencePublic health impactTobacco product useWave 2Wave 4Adverse public health impactsReduced oddsHealth StudySociodemographic characteristicsAdult survey dataLong-term associationOlder adultsYoung adultsLongitudinal associationsCessationProduct useTwo yearsHealth impactsAdults
2021
Association of Vaping and Respiratory Health among Youth in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Wave 3
Cherian C, Buta E, Simon P, Gueorguieva R, Krishnan-Sarin S. Association of Vaping and Respiratory Health among Youth in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Wave 3. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 8208. PMID: 34360499, PMCID: PMC8346152, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18158208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHumansTobaccoTobacco ProductsUnited StatesVapingConceptsDry coughRespiratory manifestationsHigher oddsExercise-induced wheezingPulmonary clinical manifestationsSerious pulmonary complicationsNicotine product useLogistic regression modelsPulmonary complicationsAsthma diagnosisInhaler useWave 3Clinical manifestationsRespiratory healthEarly recognitionHealth SurveyTobacco useClinical effortsLifetime numberPrevention effortsPast yearPopulation AssessmentWheezingProduct useCough
2019
Systematic review of cigars, cigarillos, and little cigars among adolescents: Setting research agenda to inform tobacco control policy
Kong G, Creamer MR, Simon P, Cavallo DA, Ross JC, Hinds JT, Fishbein H, Gutierrez K. Systematic review of cigars, cigarillos, and little cigars among adolescents: Setting research agenda to inform tobacco control policy. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 96: 192-197. PMID: 31125939, PMCID: PMC6645397, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.04.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Hookah Use Among US Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 to 2017
Cooper M, Pacek LR, Guy MC, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Stanton C, Kong G. Hookah Use Among US Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 to 2017. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2018, 21: 1590-1599. PMID: 29961895, PMCID: PMC6861827, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildHumansPrevalenceRisk FactorsSmokingSmoking Water PipesTime FactorsTobacco UseUnited StatesConceptsHookah useSystematic reviewTobacco productsUS youthConcurrent useQualitative synthesisFamily Smoking PreventionPsychosocial risk factorsTobacco Control ActDrug Administration authorityPopular tobacco productTobacco use transitionsResearch prioritiesUse of hookahMale genderRisk factorsSmoking preventionStudy qualityMore researchUS FoodSociodemographic correlatesOlder ageVulnerable populationsHookahLongitudinal studyTrajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth
Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Simon P, Cavallo DA, Morean ME, Krishnan-Sarin S. Trajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth. Pediatrics 2018, 141: e20171832. PMID: 29203523, PMCID: PMC5744268, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1832.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis
Lee C, Mun EY, White HR, Simon P. Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2010, 9: 301-319. PMID: 21161811, PMCID: PMC3565242, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2010.522898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurve analysisSubstance useAge 17Young menWhite young menDifferent prevention approachesGrowth curve analysisPrevalence gapParental socioeconomic statusAlcohol useSocioeconomic statusSubstance use trajectoriesPrevention approachesOlder cohortYounger cohortsCohortHard drugsMarijuana usePrevalenceAdulthoodMenUse trajectoriesAdolescenceWhitesHigh frequency