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
Cooling e-cigarette flavors and the association with e-cigarette use among a sample of high school students
Davis DR, Morean ME, Bold KW, Camenga D, Kong G, Jackson A, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Cooling e-cigarette flavors and the association with e-cigarette use among a sample of high school students. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256844. PMID: 34469460, PMCID: PMC8409641, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256844.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Using Latent Class Analysis to Examine Susceptibility to Various Tobacco Products Among Adolescents
Bold KW, Buta E, Simon P, Kong G, Morean M, Camenga D, Krishnan-Sarin S. Using Latent Class Analysis to Examine Susceptibility to Various Tobacco Products Among Adolescents. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2019, 22: 2059-2065. PMID: 31758190, PMCID: PMC7593365, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntz216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school students’ use of flavored e-cigarette e-liquids for appetite control and weight loss
Morean ME, Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga D, Simon P, Jackson A, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. High school students’ use of flavored e-cigarette e-liquids for appetite control and weight loss. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 102: 106139. PMID: 31704428, PMCID: PMC6948184, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-liquid useAppetite controlWeight-related reasonsWeight lossE-liquidsAdolescent e-cigarette usersE-cigarette initiationE-cigarette usersSubset of adolescentsSchool-based surveyNicotine exposureFlavored e-liquidsSmoking frequencyInclusion criteriaAnalytic sampleVapingNaïve individualsFrequent vapingCurrent usersAdolescentsSchool adolescentsHigh school adolescentsNon-missing dataSmokingControl
2018
Preferring more e-cigarette flavors is associated with e-cigarette use frequency among adolescents but not adults
Morean ME, Butler ER, Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Simon P, O’Malley S, Krishnan-Sarin S. Preferring more e-cigarette flavors is associated with e-cigarette use frequency among adolescents but not adults. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0189015. PMID: 29300749, PMCID: PMC5754053, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useE-cigarette usersPast-month e-cigarette usersE-cigarette use frequencyE-cigarette flavorsE-liquidsMore daysFrequent e-cigarette useSchool-based surveyTotal numberFlavor preferencesAdult e-cigarette usersAdolescent e-cigarette useE-cigarettesUse frequencyAnalytic sampleAdultsSample of adolescentsAdolescentsGreater total numberLiquid flavorsConnecticut high schoolsAdult samplesLarge proportionDays
2015
Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Focus Group Study
Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Kong G, Morean ME, Connell CM, Simon P, Bulmer SM, Krishnan-Sarin S. Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Focus Group Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2015, 17: 1235-1241. PMID: 25646346, PMCID: PMC4607731, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smoking cessationSmoking cessationE-cigarette useE-cigarettesElectronic cigarettesFemale cigarette smokersYoung adult smokersYoung adults' perceptionsExclusive e-cigarette useCigarette smokingSmoking statusCigarette smokersAdult smokersNicotine reductionFocus group studyAdults' perceptionsCessationGroup studyNonsmokersSmokersCigarettesVerbatim transcriptsParticipantsFocus groupsAdolescents
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