2025
Latent transition analysis of use frequencies for multiple nicotine and tobacco products among US adults
Mistry R, Bondarenko I, Jeon J, Brouwer A, Mendoza E, Levy D, Elliott M, Tam J, Fleischer N, Meza R. Latent transition analysis of use frequencies for multiple nicotine and tobacco products among US adults. Addictive Behaviors 2025, 161: 108217. DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksDaily cigarettesTobacco productsNon-dailyAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with higher oddsNon-Hispanic whitesFactors associated with transitionLow socioeconomic statusDaily smokeless tobaccoLatent transition analysisMultinomial logistic regressionHealth disparitiesLower educationUS adultsNon-currentSmokeless tobaccoSocioeconomic statusHigher oddsLower oddsLow-incomeLogistic regressionLatent transitionCigaretteTobacco
2023
Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical E-Cigarette Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Use Flavored E-Cigarettes
Tam J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Buckell J, Sindelar J, Meza R. Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical E-Cigarette Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Use Flavored E-Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 26: 1113-1117. PMID: 38141252, PMCID: PMC11260892, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchE-cigarette availabilityE-cigarettesYoung adultsFlavor restrictionsFlavour banCombustible tobaccoForms of tobaccoYoung adults ages 18Adults ages 18National surveyTobacco use behaviorsFlavored e-cigarettesPublic health consequencesUS young adultsHalf of respondentsCigarette useUnaffected participantsDual useAge 18Health consequencesFirst national surveyTobacco productsHealth harmsNegative public health consequencesFederal ban
2020
E-cigarette, combustible, and smokeless tobacco product use combinations among youth in the united states, 2014–2019
Tam J. E-cigarette, combustible, and smokeless tobacco product use combinations among youth in the united states, 2014–2019. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 112: 106636. PMID: 32932104, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombustible tobacco useAnnual percent changeNational Youth Tobacco SurveyTobacco useCombustible tobaccoE-cigarettesCombustible usersTobacco productsTobacco use prevalenceCombustible tobacco product useAnnual prevalence estimatesTobacco product useCategories of e-cigarettesYouth Tobacco SurveyYouth e-cigarette usersYouth e-cigarette useSmokeless tobacco productsHS studentsE-cigarette useE-cigarette usersJoinpoint regressionTobacco SurveySmokeless tobaccoPrevalence estimatesUS youth