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 dataSmokingControl
2018
Current 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 2018, 21: 395-395. PMID: 30357377, PMCID: PMC6379026, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Gender Differences in U.S. Adolescent E-Cigarette Use
Kong G, Kuguru KE, Krishnan-Sarin S. Gender Differences in U.S. Adolescent E-Cigarette Use. Current Addiction Reports 2017, 4: 422-430. PMID: 29545987, PMCID: PMC5847300, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-017-0176-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Current 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 flavorsSmokersSmoking
2014
Reasons for Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Discontinuation Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Kong G, Morean ME, Cavallo DA, Camenga DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. Reasons for Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Discontinuation Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 17: 847-854. PMID: 25481917, PMCID: PMC4674436, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntu257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette experimentationE-cigarettesCigarette smoking statusElectronic cigarette useTop reasonsSmoking statusCigarette smokersE-cigarette flavorsFocus groupsDiscontinuationCigarette useCigarette experimentationHealth concernPrevention effortsYoung adultsHealth risksSmokersSmokingGroupCigarettesYoung people
2012
The Role of Ethnic Pride and Parental Disapproval of Smoking on Smoking Behaviors among Minority and White Adolescents in a Suburban High School
Kong G, Camenga D, Cavallo D, Connell CM, Pflieger JC, Krishnan‐Sarin S. The Role of Ethnic Pride and Parental Disapproval of Smoking on Smoking Behaviors among Minority and White Adolescents in a Suburban High School. American Journal On Addictions 2012, 21: 424-434. PMID: 22882393, PMCID: PMC3422755, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental disapprovalEthnic prideSuburban high schoolWhite adolescentsSmoking behaviorHigher ethnic prideMulti-ethnic youthSchool-wide surveyRacial disparitiesCritical developmental periodHigh schoolLogistic regression analysisAdverse health consequencesAdolescent smokingMinority adolescentsMinority youthDevelopmental periodAdolescentsSmoking interventionsSmoking occursDaily smokingSmoking ratesProtective effectTobacco useSmoking