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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 scenarios
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 behaviors
2021
Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model
Levy DT, Tam J, Sanchez-Romero LM, Li Y, Yuan Z, Jeon J, Meza R. Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model. Population Health Metrics 2021, 19: 19. PMID: 33865410, PMCID: PMC8052705, DOI: 10.1186/s12963-021-00250-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health implicationsCessation ratesNVP useRelative riskMortality rateHealth implicationsPotential public health impactRespective mortality ratesPublic health impactPublic health benefitsPublic health stakeholdersPublic health gainsSmoking cessationAverted deathsPublic health harmsSmokingExtensive sensitivity analysisHealth gainsHealth harmsHealth stakeholdersHealth benefitsInitiation rateCohort approachDeathHealth impacts