2023
Social media use and cannabis vaping initiation among US youth
Lee J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong G. Social media use and cannabis vaping initiation among US youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 249: 109949. PMID: 37290171, PMCID: PMC10330929, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial media useMedia useDaily social media useSocial mediaSocial media accountsInitiation of cannabisMedia accountsMultivariable logistic regression analysisMultivariable logistic regression modelWave 4Evidence of cannabisYouth respondentsUS youthYouthLogistic regression analysisWave 5Logistic regression modelsMediumRisk factorsCannabis vapingConsistent surveillancePrevention effortsAnalytic sampleCannabisRegression analysisThe 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
2021
Predictors of vaping marijuana initiation among US adolescents: Results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study Wave 3 (2015–2016) and Wave 4 (2016–2018)
Lee J, Kong G, Kassas B, Salloum RG. Predictors of vaping marijuana initiation among US adolescents: Results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study Wave 3 (2015–2016) and Wave 4 (2016–2018). Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 226: 108905. PMID: 34304122, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic nicotine delivery systemsRisk factorsProduct use-associated lung injuryUse-associated lung injuryUS adolescentsMultivariable logistic regressionPublic health levelWave 3Public health concernNicotine delivery systemsKey risk factorsWave 4Lung injuryRisk individualsE-cigarettesLogistic regressionHealth concernSubstance usePopulation AssessmentYouth substance useMulti-level effortsHealth levelMarijuanaMarijuana initiationAdolescents