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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 modelsLongitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
Simon P, Jiang Y, Buta E, Sartor CE, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. Longitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e223549. PMID: 35319763, PMCID: PMC8943628, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useCigar useTobacco usersTobacco useHealth StudyCigarette useProduct useWave 1Significant public health concernLongitudinal trajectoriesPublic health concernNon-Hispanic whitesTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsTobacco use behaviorsComplex survey designMultinomial logistic regression modelsDays of useSocioecological factorsMAIN OUTCOMESmokeless tobaccoLower oddsNicotine productsLatent class growth analysisSociodemographic factorsTransitions 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 statusSocioeconomic status and adolescent e-cigarette use: The mediating role of e-cigarette advertisement exposure
Simon P, Camenga D, Morean M, Kong G, Bold KW, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Socioeconomic status and adolescent e-cigarette use: The mediating role of e-cigarette advertisement exposure. Preventive Medicine 2018, 112: 193-198. PMID: 29673887, PMCID: PMC6007030, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useE-cigarette advertisementsSocioeconomic statusAdolescent e-cigarette useE-cigarette advertising exposureAdvertising exposureLow socioeconomic statusE-cigarette advertisingTobacco product useDifferent SES groupsHigher socioeconomic statusRace/ethnicityE-cigarette advertisement exposureCigarette useS groupPast month frequencyAnonymous surveyCigarette advertisingProduct useAdvertisement exposureYouth exposureGreater frequencyExposureAssociationGreater exposure
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 impactsAdultsExamining the potential role of e-cigarettes to reduce health disparities associated with menthol cigarette use: Characterizing e-cigarette use, flavors, and reasons for use among US adults smoking menthol cigarettes
Bold KW, Buta E, Simon P, Gueorguieva R, Jackson A, Suttiratana SC, Krishnan-Sarin S, O'Malley SS. Examining the potential role of e-cigarettes to reduce health disparities associated with menthol cigarette use: Characterizing e-cigarette use, flavors, and reasons for use among US adults smoking menthol cigarettes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 236: 109475. PMID: 35594642, PMCID: PMC9248755, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls
Sartor CE, Ye F, Simon P, Zhai ZW, Hipwell AE, Chung T. Cross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls. Preventive Medicine 2022, 156: 106979. PMID: 35124100, PMCID: PMC8922285, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.106979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTiming of AlcoholWhite girlsWhite adolescent girlsMultinomial logistic regressionTargeted preventionLogistic regressionSubstance useAdolescent girlsCigarettesCannabisIndividual-level factorsAge 8Black girlsGirlsOnsetCurrent studyInitiationUrban sampleLevel factorsInitiation patternsWhite youth
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 ResearchAssociation 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 ResearchConceptsDry 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
2020
Trends in various e-cigarette devices used by high school adolescents from 2017-2019
Bold KW, Kong G, Morean M, Gueorguieva R, Camenga DR, Simon P, Davis DR, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Trends in various e-cigarette devices used by high school adolescents from 2017-2019. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108497. PMID: 33421797, PMCID: PMC7861878, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school students’ use of JUUL pod flavors before and after JUUL implemented voluntary sales restrictions on certain flavors in 2018
Morean ME, Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Jackson A, Simon P, Davis DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. High school students’ use of JUUL pod flavors before and after JUUL implemented voluntary sales restrictions on certain flavors in 2018. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243368. PMID: 33320885, PMCID: PMC7737969, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Grobman B, Wu R, Jackson A, Bold KW, Morean ME, Camenga DR, Davis DR, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong G. First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 113: 106666. PMID: 33130462, PMCID: PMC8194003, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst tobacco productRace/ethnicityTobacco productsSocioeconomic statusE-cigarettesLow socioeconomic statusTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsDifferent tobacco productsTobacco product usersMiddle socioeconomic statusMultinomial logistic regression modelsTobacco useGreater oddsPrevention strategiesReference groupAnalytic sampleCross-sectional survey dataProduct useCigarettesRegression modelsBluntEthnicityNon-Hispanic white studentsConnecticut high schoolsE-cigarette devices used on school grounds
Jackson A, Kong G, Wu R, Morean ME, Davis DR, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Bold KW, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. E-cigarette devices used on school grounds. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 110: 106516. PMID: 32622027, PMCID: PMC7415711, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchData Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data
Gueorguieva R, Buta E, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S. Data Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 22: 1901-1908. PMID: 32219313, PMCID: PMC7542650, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco product use patternsMultiple tobacco product useProduct use patternsTobacco product useE-cigarettesProduct useTobacco productsHookah useWave 1Wave 2Common tobacco productsTobacco use patternsE-cigarette useSex differencesInitiation of usePatterns of useHealth StudyAdolescent girlsYear old youthRelative frequencyUnweighted frequenciesCigarettesOlder youthUse patternsPopulation AssessmentDripping and vape tricks: Alternative e-cigarette use behaviors among adolescents
Kong G, Morean ME, Bold KW, Wu R, Bhatti H, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Dripping and vape tricks: Alternative e-cigarette use behaviors among adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 107: 106394. PMID: 32222561, PMCID: PMC7308079, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYouth Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Monitoring, Discrepancies With Parental Perceptions, and Their Associations With First Cigarette Use in Black and White Girls.
Sartor CE, Ye F, Simon P, Zhai ZW, Hipwell AE, Chung T. Youth Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Monitoring, Discrepancies With Parental Perceptions, and Their Associations With First Cigarette Use in Black and White Girls. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2020, 81: 180-189. PMID: 32359047, PMCID: PMC7201214, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2020.81.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst cigarette useCigarette useElevated riskProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisRisk factorsSmoking riskPrimary caregiversAdolescent cigarette useLow parental monitoringParental perceptionsIndividual-level factorsPittsburgh Girls StudyWhite girlsAge 8Regression analysisRiskAssociation between preference for using alcohol beverage-named e-liquids and alcohol use among high school youth
Jackson A, Wu R, Kong G, Camenga D, Morean M, Simon P, Bold K, Haeny A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Association between preference for using alcohol beverage-named e-liquids and alcohol use among high school youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 209: 107903. PMID: 32078976, PMCID: PMC7265357, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useE-cigarette usersPast month alcohol useE-liquid flavorsE-liquidsE-cigarettesMonth alcohol usePast monthPast-month binge drinkingPreference of alcoholAlcohol drinking statusAlcohol beveragesPast-month bingeDrinking statusMultinomial logistic regressionBinge drinkingLogistic regressionBingeAssociationAdolescent alcohol useAdolescentsMonthsLiquid flavorsConnecticut high schools
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 dataSmokingControlAdolescents’ awareness of the nicotine strength and e-cigarette status of JUUL e-cigarettes
Morean ME, Bold KW, Kong G, Gueorguieva R, Camenga DR, Simon P, Jackson A, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Adolescents’ awareness of the nicotine strength and e-cigarette status of JUUL e-cigarettes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 204: 107512. PMID: 31487572, PMCID: PMC6878179, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research