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Estimated Prevalence of Smoking and Smoking-Attributable Mortality Associated With Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in the US From 2022 to 2100
Tam J, Jeon J, Thrasher JF, Hammond D, Holford TR, Levy DT, Meza R. Estimated Prevalence of Smoking and Smoking-Attributable Mortality Associated With Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in the US From 2022 to 2100. JAMA Health Forum 2021, 2: e212852. PMID: 35977179, PMCID: PMC8796938, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking-attributable deathsGraphic health warningsSmoking-attributable mortalityDecision analytical modelHealth warningsCigarette packagesPrevalence of smokingAdult smoking prevalenceSurveillance Modeling NetworkPopulation health outcomesPublic health benefitsPrimary outcomeSmoking prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodDrug AdministrationHealth outcomesMore deathsCancer interventionSmokingHealth harmsHealth benefitsPrevalenceDeathOutcomesThe Potential Impact of Widespread Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Depression
Tam J, Warner KE, Zivin K, Taylor GMJ, Meza R. The Potential Impact of Widespread Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Depression. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 61: 674-682. PMID: 34244005, PMCID: PMC8541898, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service utilizationHealth service utilizationSmoking cessation treatmentService utilizationCessation treatmentPharmacological treatmentToll of tobaccoU.S. adult smokersPopulation health benefitsMental health settingsService utilization levelsCessation interventionsAdult smokersMajor depressionHealth settingsHealth professionalsPatientsHealth gainsHealth benefitsDepressionTreatmentSmokersDeathInterventionTreatment scenariosUsing the Past to Understand the Future of U.S. and Global Smoking Disparities: A Birth Cohort Perspective
Tam J, Levy D, Feuer E, Jeon J, Holford T, Meza R. Using the Past to Understand the Future of U.S. and Global Smoking Disparities: A Birth Cohort Perspective. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s1-s10. PMID: 36781373, PMCID: PMC10033336, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2024
Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021
Brouwer A, Jeon J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Land S, Holford T, Friedman A, Tam J, Mistry R, Levy D, Meza R. Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021. Tobacco Control 2024, tc-2023-058453. PMID: 39174323, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic nicotine delivery systemsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyLung injury outbreakAge groupsDual usePatterns of cigaretteNicotine delivery systemsENDS initiationAdult age groupsDual usersCigarette initiationPublic health implicationsHealth StudyCigaretteMultistate transition modelDelivery systemAdultsHealth implicationsChanging patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021
Brouwer A, Jeon J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Land S, Holford T, Friedman A, Tam J, Mistry R, Levy D, Meza R. Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021. Tobacco Control 2024 (In Press)Peer-Reviewed Original Research In PressSmoking patterns by birth cohort in Argentina: an age-period-cohort population-based modeling study
Salgado M, Mok Y, Jeon J, Jaffri M, Tam J, Holford T, Sánchez-Romero L, Meza R, Mejia R. Smoking patterns by birth cohort in Argentina: an age-period-cohort population-based modeling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 36: 100823. PMID: 39006127, PMCID: PMC11246057, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent smoking prevalenceSmoking prevalenceBirth cohortSmoking initiationCessation probabilitiesPopulation-based modelling studyTobacco control measuresRecent birth cohortsRate of quittingNationally representative surveySmoking ratesSmoking patternsYears of ageRepresentative surveySurveillance modelCancer interventionSmokingSmoking historyPrevalenceCohortGroup ageBirthInterventionCessationAge
2023
Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical Menthol Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes
Tam J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Buckell J, Sindelar J, Meza R. Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical Menthol Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 26: 785-789. PMID: 38147008, PMCID: PMC11109486, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMenthol cigarette banMenthol cigarettesE-cigarettesYoung adultsCigarette banPublic health benefitsYoung adults ages 18Adults ages 18Most respondentsTobacco use behaviorsUS young adultsMenthol banTobacco useCigarette availabilitySmokingDual useAge 18CigarettesCombustible tobaccoHealth benefitsFederal banAdultsFlavour banTobaccoUse behaviorsResponses 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 banThe smoking and vaping model, A user-friendly model for examining the country-specific impact of nicotine VAPING product use: application to Germany
Sánchez-Romero L, Liber A, Li Y, Yuan Z, Tam J, Travis N, Jeon J, Issabakhsh M, Meza R, Levy D. The smoking and vaping model, A user-friendly model for examining the country-specific impact of nicotine VAPING product use: application to Germany. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 2299. PMID: 37990171, PMCID: PMC10662637, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17152-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine vaping productsMortality riskNVP usePopulation health effectsPublic health interventionsPublic health impactAdults ages 18Smoking prevalenceSmokingHealth interventionsAge 18Tobacco controlDeath rateHealth effectsVaping productsLife expectancyProduct useHealth impactsSVaDPrevalenceLYLSame periodRiskSmokersPopulationSummary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories
Levy D, Tam J, Jeon J, Holford T, Fleischer N, Meza R. Summary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s72-s79. PMID: 36935130, PMCID: PMC11193149, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicitySmoking patternsCohort methodologyTobacco control strategiesMortality RRSmoking historyMiddle-income countriesWorking GroupSmoking trendsHealth disparitiesCancer interventionTobacco controlCohort approachPublic healthEducation groupFamily incomeGroupEthnicitySociodemographic analysisSmokingEducational attainmentChanging patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of youth and adults in the PATH Study in 2015–2017 vs 2017–2019
Brouwer A, Jeon J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Land S, Holford T, Friedman A, Tam J, Mistry R, Levy D, Meza R. Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of youth and adults in the PATH Study in 2015–2017 vs 2017–2019. Tobacco Control 2023, 33: 570-579. PMID: 36977570, PMCID: PMC10533746, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2022-057905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality Relative Risks by Smoking, Race/Ethnicity, and Education
Jeon J, Inoue-Choi M, Mok Y, McNeel T, Tam J, Freedman N, Meza R. Mortality Relative Risks by Smoking, Race/Ethnicity, and Education. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s53-s62. PMID: 36775754, PMCID: PMC11186465, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term quittersMortality relative riskRelative riskRace/ethnicityCurrent smokersRecent quittersMortality rateHigh education groupCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsNon-Hispanic Black individualsNational Health Interview SurveyHighest RR estimateCause mortality ratesRelative mortality riskSociodemographic groupsDifferent sociodemographic groupsNon-Hispanic white individualsHazards regression modelsSmoking-related health disparitiesHealth Interview SurveyGreater relative riskEducation groupCurrent smokingCigarette smokingPatterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories in Brazil
Tam J, Jaffri M, Mok Y, Jeon J, Szklo A, Souza M, Holford T, Levy D, Cao P, Sánchez-Romero L, Meza R. Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories in Brazil. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s63-s71. PMID: 36775755, PMCID: PMC10240503, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean cigarettesBirth cohortSmoker prevalenceSmoking patternsLong-term health outcomesGlobal Adult Tobacco SurveyAdult Tobacco SurveyNational Health SurveyStronger tobacco control policiesTobacco control policiesSmoking historySmoking cessationPublic health decisionsSmoking prevalenceRisk factorsChronic diseasesHealth SurveyTobacco useSmoking initiationHealth outcomesFemale cohortCohortTobacco SurveyTelephone interviewsSmoking parametersSmoking Histories by State in the U.S.
Holford T, McKay L, Jeon J, Tam J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Meza R. Smoking Histories by State in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s42-s52. PMID: 36653233, PMCID: PMC11186469, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPack yearsSmoking historySmoking prevalenceBirth cohortSmoking initiationNational Health Interview SurveyMean smoking durationHealth Interview SurveyTobacco Use SupplementRecent birth cohortsTobacco control policiesCessation probabilitiesCigarette smokingSmoking trendsSmoking durationSmoking ratesState-specific trendsPrevalenceTobacco controlInterview SurveyCohortCessationDurationInitiationYearsBirth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Patterns by Family Income in the U.S.
Jeon J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Holford T, Meza R, Tam J. Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Patterns by Family Income in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s32-s41. PMID: 36653231, PMCID: PMC11186479, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederal poverty levelBirth cohortSmoking patternsSmoking prevalenceFamily incomeRecent cohortsRecent birth cohortsHigh-income groupsCessation probabilitiesLower cessationPoverty levelCohortMore recent cohortsSmoking disparitiesPrevalenceIncome groupsIntervention strategiesCohort modelOlder cohortGreater declineLevel groupLow-income individualsCessationCohort differencesFuture studiesPatterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
Meza R, Cao P, Jeon J, Fleischer N, Holford T, Levy D, Tam J. Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s11-s21. PMID: 36653232, PMCID: PMC10362802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican IndiansBlack populationCessation probabilitiesNative populationsRace/ethnicityNon-Hispanic white populationNon-Hispanic black populationPacific IslandersBirth cohortNon-Hispanic whitesAlaskan Native populationsWhite populationSmoking prevalenceIndiansNational Health Interview SurveyU.S. smoking prevalenceAlaskan NativesPatterns of smokingHealth Interview SurveyNon-Hispanic blacksIslandersNative individualsNon-Hispanic AsiansNativesSmoking historySmoking Disparities by Level of Educational Attainment and Birth Cohort in the U.S.
Cao P, Jeon J, Tam J, Fleischer N, Levy D, Holford T, Meza R. Smoking Disparities by Level of Educational Attainment and Birth Cohort in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s22-s31. PMID: 36935129, PMCID: PMC10177656, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth cohortSmoking patternsRecent cohortsEducation groupCurrent smoking prevalenceEducation levelGrade educationCessation probabilitiesSmoking prevalenceTobacco useLow prevalenceCohortSmoking disparitiesDemographic characteristicsPrevalenceCohort modelCollege degreeCalendar yearDemographic factorsCessationGroupSpecial considerationDisparitiesIndividualsImportant differences
2022
Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100
Xi Q, Meza R, Leventhal A, Tam J. Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100. Preventive Medicine 2022, 166: 107385. PMID: 36495925, PMCID: PMC9994605, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious psychological distressSPD statusSmoking disparitiesSmoking prevalenceSmoking initiationNational Health Interview Survey 1997Smoking-related disparitiesPsychological distressSmoking-attributable deathsCigarette smoking ratesSmoking cessationSmoking ratesGeneral populationPremature deathTobacco controlPrevalenceDeathCessationWomenDistressDisparitiesInitiationPopulationAbsolute differenceCompartmental model
2021
US Smoking Trends Among Young Adults with Serious Psychological Distress: 1997–2018
Friedman AS, Tam J, Busch SH. US Smoking Trends Among Young Adults with Serious Psychological Distress: 1997–2018. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 2110-2112. PMID: 34378116, PMCID: PMC9198120, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07013-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research