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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 benefitsPrevalenceDeathOutcomes
2024
Smoking 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 behaviorsThe 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 attainment
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
2018
Smoking and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States From 2015 to 2065: A Comparative Modeling Approach.
Jeon J, Holford TR, Levy DT, Feuer EJ, Cao P, Tam J, Clarke L, Clarke J, Kong CY, Meza R. Smoking and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States From 2015 to 2065: A Comparative Modeling Approach. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 169: 684-693. PMID: 30304504, PMCID: PMC6242740, DOI: 10.7326/m18-1250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer mortalityTobacco control effortsCancer mortalityLung cancer ratesLung cancerCancer ratesLung cancer burdenLung cancer deathsLung cancer screeningSmoking-related diseasesU.S. populationNational Cancer InstituteLonger life expectancyCancer burdenSmoking patternsCancer deathCessation effortsCancer screeningTobacco useCancer InstituteSmokingAdditional preventionNatural historyMortalityCancerStudents’ Cigarette Smoking and the Perceived Nicotine Content of Their E-cigarettes
Tam J, Warner KE. Students’ Cigarette Smoking and the Perceived Nicotine Content of Their E-cigarettes. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2018, 55: 376-383. PMID: 30033026, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.04.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarettesCigarette smokingNicotine exposureFrequent smokersNon-current smokersChi-square testE-cigarette useNicotine contentSmoking statusRegular smokersSmoking intensitySmoking frequencySmokersSmoking behaviorBrain developmentSmokingNicotineYouth e-cigarette usePercentage distributionHash oilExposureLarge proportionProportion of studentsSignificant relationshipStatusProjecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol
Tam J, Levy DT, Jeon J, Clarke J, Gilkeson S, Hall T, Feuer EJ, Holford TR, Meza R. Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e019169. PMID: 29574440, PMCID: PMC5875683, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control policiesNational Health Interview SurveySmoke-free air lawsPublic health decision makingHealth Interview SurveyPopulation health outcomesHealth decision makingCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceStudy protocolPreventable deathsBirth cohortHealth outcomesAge groupsSmokingInterview SurveyPopulation deathsReduced exposureTobacco policiesCigarette taxesMortalityPrevalenceDirect individual benefitAir lawsDeath
2016
The Effect of Tobacco Control Policies on US Smokeless Tobacco Use: A Structured Review
Levy DT, Mays D, Boyle RG, Tam J, Chaloupka FJ. The Effect of Tobacco Control Policies on US Smokeless Tobacco Use: A Structured Review. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 20: 3-11. PMID: 27798090, PMCID: PMC5896466, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control policiesCessation treatment policiesST useTobacco useYouth access policiesSmokeless tobaccoTreatment policyHealth warningsSmokeless useCigarette-oriented policiesSmoke-free air lawsSmokeless tobacco useMedia campaignsTobacco usersSmokeless productsEvidence baseTotal studiesTobacco taxesCigarettesStructured reviewCigarette brandsAir lawsAdvertising restrictionsST policiesSmoking
2014
Impact of Changing U.S. Demographics on the Decline in Smoking Prevalence, 1980–2010
Tam J, Warner KE, Gillespie BW, Gillespie JA. Impact of Changing U.S. Demographics on the Decline in Smoking Prevalence, 1980–2010. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 16: 864-866. PMID: 24401731, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking prevalenceNational Health Interview SurveyTotal smoking prevalenceU.S. smoking prevalenceDistribution of smokersHealth Interview SurveyRace/ethnicity groupsRace/ethnicity distributionRace/ethnicity categoriesSmoking ratesGeneral populationPrevalenceEthnicity distributionInterview SurveyU.S. populationEthnicity groupsAgeDemographicsSmokersSmokingEthnicity categoriesDemographic factorsShare of HispanicsPopulationImportant contributor