Featured Publications
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
2023
The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths
Simon P, Buta E, Jackson A, Camenga D, Kong G, Morean M, Bold K, Davis D, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107437. PMID: 36731754, PMCID: PMC10507373, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useSymptoms of dependenceNicotine dependenceMultiple product useSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsProduct useSeparate multinomial logistic regression modelsHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1Smokeless tobacco usersHigher nicotine dependence scoresNicotine dependence scoresDemographic factorsLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regression modelsMultivariable modelTobacco usersHigh riskDependence scoresSymptomsGreater likelihoodUse statusWave 4Regression models
2022
Cannabis use among youth who vape nicotine E-cigarettes: A qualitative analysis
Davis DR, Bold KW, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Cannabis use among youth who vape nicotine E-cigarettes: A qualitative analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 234: 109413. PMID: 35339972, PMCID: PMC9018562, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useE-cigarettesCannabis useHealth concernPsychoactive effectsStrong psychoactive effectsNicotine e-cigarettesFocus groupsPast-month e-cigarette usePatterns of cannabisCessation programmingSecondary data analysisNicotine productsStudy aimCannabisNicotineNicotine vapingGroupReportDual use
2021
Psychometric Evaluation of the Short-Form Vaping Consequences Questionnaire for Use With High School Adolescents Who Use and Do Not Use E-cigarettes
Morean ME, Davis DR, Bold KW, Kong G, Jackson A, Lee J, Kumar L, Krishnan-Sarin S. Psychometric Evaluation of the Short-Form Vaping Consequences Questionnaire for Use With High School Adolescents Who Use and Do Not Use E-cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2021, 24: 699-709. PMID: 34791432, PMCID: PMC8962724, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntab237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool-based E-cigarette cessation programs: What do youth want?
Bold K, Kong G, Cavallo D, Davis D, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. School-based E-cigarette cessation programs: What do youth want? Addictive Behaviors 2021, 125: 107167. PMID: 34753093, PMCID: PMC8629945, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsFemaleHumansMaleSchoolsSmokersTobacco ProductsVapingConceptsConcentration/attentionCessation programsQualitative themesHigh school youthSchool youthIntervention developmentYouthE-cigarette usePersonal anecdotesFocus groupsCurrent e-cigarette usersRewardPerceptionDeductive approachSkillsFall 2019AbstinenceApathyInaccurate reportingThemesProgramEmbarrassmentE-cigarette usersAttentionCooling e-cigarette flavors and the association with e-cigarette use among a sample of high school students
Davis DR, Morean ME, Bold KW, Camenga D, Kong G, Jackson A, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Cooling e-cigarette flavors and the association with e-cigarette use among a sample of high school students. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256844. PMID: 34469460, PMCID: PMC8409641, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256844.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Trends in various e-cigarette devices used by high school adolescents from 2017-2019
Bold KW, Kong G, Morean M, Gueorguieva R, Camenga DR, Simon P, Davis DR, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Trends in various e-cigarette devices used by high school adolescents from 2017-2019. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108497. PMID: 33421797, PMCID: PMC7861878, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school students’ use of JUUL pod flavors before and after JUUL implemented voluntary sales restrictions on certain flavors in 2018
Morean ME, Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Jackson A, Simon P, Davis DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. High school students’ use of JUUL pod flavors before and after JUUL implemented voluntary sales restrictions on certain flavors in 2018. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243368. PMID: 33320885, PMCID: PMC7737969, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferences in JUUL Appeal Among Past and Current Youth JUUL Users
Davis DR, Krishnan-Sarin S, Bold KW, Morean ME, Jackson A, Camenga D, Kong G. Differences in JUUL Appeal Among Past and Current Youth JUUL Users. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 23: 807-814. PMID: 33247938, PMCID: PMC8095239, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacological effectsPast usersPositive pharmacological effectsCurrent usersE-cigarettesAdverse pharmacological effectsCross-sectional surveyPeer useLogistic regressionJUUL usersPrevention effortsUse statusNicotine contentCurrent useCurrent studyConnecticut high schoolsJUUL useJUULProduct characteristicsDifferencesInforming the development of adolescent e-cigarette cessation interventions: A qualitative study
Kong G, Bold KW, Cavallo DA, Davis DR, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Informing the development of adolescent e-cigarette cessation interventions: A qualitative study. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 114: 106720. PMID: 33162230, PMCID: PMC7785614, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentConnecticutElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHumansMotivationSmokingSmoking CessationConceptsNegative moodSocial influenceCessation interventionsLack of motivationQuit experienceCommon withdrawal symptomsSocial normsFocus groupsWithdrawal symptomsAdolescentsMoodFocus group guideSocial reasonsInterventionQualitative studyQuittingNegative health effectsGroup guideCold turkeyE-cigarettesCuesExperienceSchoolsFirst tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Grobman B, Wu R, Jackson A, Bold KW, Morean ME, Camenga DR, Davis DR, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong G. First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 113: 106666. PMID: 33130462, PMCID: PMC8194003, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst tobacco productRace/ethnicityTobacco productsSocioeconomic statusE-cigarettesLow socioeconomic statusTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsDifferent tobacco productsTobacco product usersMiddle socioeconomic statusMultinomial logistic regression modelsTobacco useGreater oddsPrevention strategiesReference groupAnalytic sampleCross-sectional survey dataProduct useCigarettesRegression modelsBluntEthnicityNon-Hispanic white studentsConnecticut high schoolsE-cigarette devices used on school grounds
Jackson A, Kong G, Wu R, Morean ME, Davis DR, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Bold KW, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. E-cigarette devices used on school grounds. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 110: 106516. PMID: 32622027, PMCID: PMC7415711, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between preference for using alcohol beverage-named e-liquids and alcohol use among high school youth
Jackson A, Wu R, Kong G, Camenga D, Morean M, Simon P, Bold K, Haeny A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Association between preference for using alcohol beverage-named e-liquids and alcohol use among high school youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 209: 107903. PMID: 32078976, PMCID: PMC7265357, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useE-cigarette usersPast month alcohol useE-liquid flavorsE-liquidsE-cigarettesMonth alcohol usePast monthPast-month binge drinkingPreference of alcoholAlcohol drinking statusAlcohol beveragesPast-month bingeDrinking statusMultinomial logistic regressionBinge drinkingLogistic regressionBingeAssociationAdolescent alcohol useAdolescentsMonthsLiquid flavorsConnecticut high schools
2019
Appeal of JUUL among adolescents
Kong G, Bold KW, Morean ME, Bhatti H, Camenga DR, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Appeal of JUUL among adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 205: 107691. PMID: 31706249, PMCID: PMC7307218, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh 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 Research
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 Research