2024
A randomized controlled trial of potential tobacco policies prohibiting menthol flavor in cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a study protocol
Bold K, Sharma A, Haeny A, Gueorguieva R, Buta E, Baldassarri S, Lempert L, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S. A randomized controlled trial of potential tobacco policies prohibiting menthol flavor in cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a study protocol. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 201. PMID: 38475757, PMCID: PMC10935798, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05619-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking menthol cigarettesE-cigarettesCigarette useReduce tobacco-related health disparitiesTobacco-related health disparitiesMenthol cigarettesRates of menthol cigarette useTobacco use statusMenthol cigarette useRandomized controlled trialsPublic health problemHealth disparitiesTobacco policiesFlavored e-cigarettesSmoke-freeMenthol flavorsMenthol policiesBlack adultsQuit smokingNon-Black participantsSmoking behaviorFollow-up visitHealth problemsSecondary outcomesE-cigarette products
2023
Effect of a Personalized Tobacco Treatment Intervention on Smoking Abstinence in Individuals Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening
Cartmel B, Fucito L, Bold K, Neveu S, Li F, Rojewski A, Gueorguieva R, O'Malley S, Herbst R, Toll B. Effect of a Personalized Tobacco Treatment Intervention on Smoking Abstinence in Individuals Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2023, 19: 643-649. PMID: 37977486, PMCID: PMC10999350, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard of careLung cancer screeningCancer screeningQuit ratesGain-framed messagingPack-year smoking historySmoking cessation ratesSmoking quit ratesNumber of cigarettesTobacco treatment interventionsYears of ageCessation/reductionChi-square testSelf-reported numberSmoking historyStandard careCessation ratesRandomized trialsTobacco treatmentTobacco cessationBiomarker feedbackLung cancerSmoking abstinencePost randomizationSmoking behaviorAssociations Between Childhood Trauma and Tobacco Use Outcomes in Adults after Overnight Abstinence
Palmisano A, Schwartz E, Gueorguieva R, Sofuoglu M. Associations Between Childhood Trauma and Tobacco Use Outcomes in Adults after Overnight Abstinence. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 26: 324-332. PMID: 37565294, PMCID: PMC10882440, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere nicotine dependenceNicotine dependenceCotinine levelsChildhood traumaWithdrawal severityOvernight abstinenceSmoking outcomesAbuse groupHigher plasma cotinine levelsTrauma subscalesPlasma cotinine levelsNegative affectSmoking-related outcomesPublic health interventionsStudies of adultsTobacco use outcomesSevere childhood traumaChildhood trauma historyCessation interventionsMinimal groupsSmoking riskBiochemical assessmentSmoking behaviorSmoking urgesPlasma cortisol