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
2021
US Nicotine Vaping Product SimSmoke Simulation Model: The Effect of Vaping and Tobacco Control Policies on Smoking Prevalence and Smoking-Attributable Deaths
Levy DT, Sánchez-Romero LM, Travis N, Yuan Z, Li Y, Skolnick S, Jeon J, Tam J, Meza R. US Nicotine Vaping Product SimSmoke Simulation Model: The Effect of Vaping and Tobacco Control Policies on Smoking Prevalence and Smoking-Attributable Deaths. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 4876. PMID: 34063672, PMCID: PMC8124578, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking-attributable deathsSmoking prevalenceNicotine vaping productsNVP useCigarette-oriented policiesAdult smoking prevalencePublic health impactTobacco control policiesUS National SurveySmoking trendsCigarette useTUS-CPSPrevalenceAge 18Young adultsVaping productsHealth impactsNational surveyDeathMalesFemales
2020
U.S. Simulation of Lifetime Major Depressive Episode Prevalence and Recall Error
Tam J, Mezuk B, Zivin K, Meza R. U.S. Simulation of Lifetime Major Depressive Episode Prevalence and Recall Error. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2020, 59: e39-e47. PMID: 32446751, PMCID: PMC7375917, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodeDepressive episodeLifetime historyFirst major depressive episodePast major depressive episodeDepression prevention strategiesMental health conditionsSubstantial recall biasLeading causePrevention strategiesDrug useEpisode historyRecall biasHealth conditionsPopulation healthAdultsEpisodesDisease epidemiologyNational surveyPast episodesSurveillance effortsFull burdenHealth dataWomenSurvey assessment
2016
Has Smoking Cessation Increased? An Examination of the US Adult Smoking Cessation Rate 1990–2014
Méndez D, Tam J, Giovino GA, Tsodikov A, Warner KE. Has Smoking Cessation Increased? An Examination of the US Adult Smoking Cessation Rate 1990–2014. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 19: 1418-1424. PMID: 27634956, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation ratesNational Health Interview SurveyCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceSmoking epidemicIndependent population surveysAdult smoking prevalenceHealth Interview SurveyAnnual cessation rateMeta-regression modelsSmoking cessationNSDUH dataQuit ratesNHIS dataDrug useObserved prevalencePrevalenceInterview SurveySmokersNational surveyPopulation surveyEpidemicUnited StatesFindings