2021
Influence of Menthol and Green Apple E-Liquids Containing Different Nicotine Concentrations Among Youth E-Cigarette Users
Jackson A, Green B, Erythropel HC, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Eid T, Gueorguieva R, Buta E, O’Malley S, Krishnan-Sarin S. Influence of Menthol and Green Apple E-Liquids Containing Different Nicotine Concentrations Among Youth E-Cigarette Users. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2021, 29: 355-365. PMID: 32297782, PMCID: PMC7572568, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
High 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 ResearchYouth generated prevention messages about electronic cigarettes
Cavallo DA, Kong G, Ells DM, Camenga DR, Morean ME, Krishnan-Sarin S. Youth generated prevention messages about electronic cigarettes. Health Education Research 2019, 34: 247-256. PMID: 30753438, PMCID: PMC6424147, DOI: 10.1093/her/cyz001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarettesE-cigarette useLong-term health effectsSmoking statusE-cigarette preventionTobacco usePrevention messagesAge groupsElectronic cigarettesMessage themesHealth effectsHealth benefitsCigarettesHealth risksSocial disadvantageFocus groupsPowerful determinantParticipantsSmokersGroupMain themes
2018
E-cigarette devices used by high-school youth
Krishnan-Sarin S, Jackson A, Morean M, Kong G, Bold KW, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Simon P, Wu R. E-cigarette devices used by high-school youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 194: 395-400. PMID: 30497057, PMCID: PMC6312472, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuerying About the Use of Specific E-Cigarette Devices May Enhance Accurate Measurement of E-Cigarette Prevalence Rates Among High School Students
Morean ME, Camenga DR, Bold KW, Kong G, Jackson A, Simon P, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Querying About the Use of Specific E-Cigarette Devices May Enhance Accurate Measurement of E-Cigarette Prevalence Rates Among High School Students. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2018, 22: 833-837. PMID: 30395344, PMCID: PMC7171282, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET imaging reveals lower kappa opioid receptor availability in alcoholics but no effect of age
Vijay A, Cavallo D, Goldberg A, de Laat B, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Krishnan-Sarin S, Morris ED. PET imaging reveals lower kappa opioid receptor availability in alcoholics but no effect of age. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 2539-2547. PMID: 30188515, PMCID: PMC6224533, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0199-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control cohortVolume of distributionOpioid receptor systemKappa-opioid receptorsOpioid receptorsDelta opioid receptor systemReceptor systemMu-opioid receptor systemOpioid receptor availabilityPotential pharmacological targetEffect of ageAge-related declineControl cohortPET scansAntagonist tracersReceptor availabilityMultivariate analysisPharmacological targetsPET imagingReceptorsAgePartial volume correctionCohortVT valuesPresent studySocioeconomic 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 exposureE-cigarette advertising exposure in e-cigarette naïve adolescents and subsequent e-cigarette use: A longitudinal cohort study
Camenga D, Gutierrez KM, Kong G, Cavallo D, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. E-cigarette advertising exposure in e-cigarette naïve adolescents and subsequent e-cigarette use: A longitudinal cohort study. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 81: 78-83. PMID: 29432916, PMCID: PMC5845830, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent e-cigarette useE-cigarette useE-cigarette advertisingE-cigarettesLogistic regressionE-cigarette advertising exposureWave 2Wave 1School-based cohortCigarette smoking statusLongitudinal cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionPopular tobacco productAdvertising exposureTobacco use behaviorsCohort studySmoking statusCigarette smokingLongitudinal cohortWhite raceElectronic cigarettesTobacco productsNaïve adolescentsCohortExposurePreferring 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 proportionDaysTrajectories 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
2017
Early age of e-cigarette use onset mediates the association between impulsivity and e-cigarette use frequency in youth
Bold KW, Morean ME, Kong G, Simon P, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Early age of e-cigarette use onset mediates the association between impulsivity and e-cigarette use frequency in youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 181: 146-151. PMID: 29055268, PMCID: PMC5683935, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useMore frequent e-cigarette useEarly ageFrequent e-cigarette useE-cigarette use onsetLong-term useE-cigarette initiationE-cigarette usersE-cigarette use frequencyE-cigarette interventionsBehavioral impulsivityRisk factorsEarly initiationUnknown health effectsDomains of impulsivityImpulsive youthE-cigarettesGreater riskPast monthE-Cigarettes and “Dripping” Among High-School Youth
Krishnan-Sarin S, Morean M, Kong G, Bold KW, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Simon P, Wu R. E-Cigarettes and “Dripping” Among High-School Youth. Pediatrics 2017, 139: e20163224. PMID: 28167512, PMCID: PMC5330405, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-3224.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
E-Cigarette Susceptibility as a Predictor of Youth Initiation of E-Cigarettes
Bold KW, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Camenga DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. E-Cigarette Susceptibility as a Predictor of Youth Initiation of E-Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 20: 140-144. PMID: 28035000, PMCID: PMC5868212, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessment of pain in adolescents: Influence of gender, smoking status and tobacco abstinence
Bagot KS, Wu R, Cavallo D, Krishnan-Sarin S. Assessment of pain in adolescents: Influence of gender, smoking status and tobacco abstinence. Addictive Behaviors 2016, 67: 79-85. PMID: 28061378, PMCID: PMC5965278, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower pain toleranceMale smokersFemale nonsmokersPain thresholdFemale smokersPain toleranceCold pressor taskMinimal deprivationAcute smoking abstinenceLower pain thresholdPain-related factorsHigher pain intensityAssessment of painEffect of painPain 15Pain intensitySmoking statusMale nonsmokersPain responseSmoking deprivationSubjective painSmoking abstinenceTobacco abstinenceAdolescent smokersNonsmokersCurrent and Former Smokers’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking: An Exploratory Study of Adolescents and Young Adults
Camenga DR, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Current and Former Smokers’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking: An Exploratory Study of Adolescents and Young Adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 19: 1531-1535. PMID: 27663781, PMCID: PMC5896554, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useFrequent e-cigarette useE-cigarettesSmokers' useSmoking cessationYoung adultsMore frequent e-cigarette useElectronic cigarettesSmoking cessation medicationsCigarette smoking statusE-cigarette use patternsSmoking medicationsCessation medicationsFormer smokersCurrent smokersSmoking statusComparative safetyQuitting smokingTobacco abstinenceWhite raceAdjusted modelPerceptions of harmfulnessE-cigarette flavorsSmokersSmokingReasons for Trying E-cigarettes and Risk of Continued Use
Bold KW, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Camenga DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. Reasons for Trying E-cigarettes and Risk of Continued Use. Pediatrics 2016, 138: e20160895. PMID: 27503349, PMCID: PMC5005025, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-0895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine concentration of e-cigarettes used by adolescents
Morean ME, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Camenga DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. Nicotine concentration of e-cigarettes used by adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 167: 224-227. PMID: 27592270, PMCID: PMC5158305, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine usersNicotine e-liquidE-cigarettesNicotine concentrationsE-cigarette usersNicotine-free e-liquidsHigher nicotine concentrationsE-liquidsOwn e-cigaretteCross-sectional surveyLiquid nicotine concentrationHigher nicotine levelsE-cigarette use frequencySmoking statusCigarette smokingMale sexMore smokersNicotine exposureTobacco shopsNicotine levelsSmokersAdolescentsMore malesSexMalesPreference for gain- or loss-framed electronic cigarette prevention messages
Kong G, Cavallo DA, Camenga DR, Morean ME, Krishnan-Sarin S. Preference for gain- or loss-framed electronic cigarette prevention messages. Addictive Behaviors 2016, 62: 108-113. PMID: 27344117, PMCID: PMC5512445, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatent class analysis of current e-cigarette and other substance use in high school students
Morean ME, Kong G, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Latent class analysis of current e-cigarette and other substance use in high school students. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 161: 292-297. PMID: 26922282, PMCID: PMC4809435, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research