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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 modelsTransitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2
Simon P, Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Kong G, Morean ME, Camenga D, Bold KW, Krishnan‐Sarin S. Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2. Addiction 2020, 115: 740-747. PMID: 31618491, PMCID: PMC7361287, DOI: 10.1111/add.14828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of cigarettesE-cigarettesHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1US youthProbability of progressionUsers of cigarettesNon-institutionalized populationTobacco use statusTobacco use profilesSocio-demographic predictorsRate of useCurrent useProspective surveyMore tobacco productsLatent transition analysisSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsHealth StudyUS civilianParental education levelTobacco productsCigarettesPopulation AssessmentUse status
2022
Cross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls
Sartor CE, Ye F, Simon P, Zhai ZW, Hipwell AE, Chung T. Cross-substance patterns of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use initiation in Black and White adolescent girls. Preventive Medicine 2022, 156: 106979. PMID: 35124100, PMCID: PMC8922285, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.106979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTiming of AlcoholWhite girlsWhite adolescent girlsMultinomial logistic regressionTargeted preventionLogistic regressionSubstance useAdolescent girlsCigarettesCannabisIndividual-level factorsAge 8Black girlsGirlsOnsetCurrent studyInitiationUrban sampleLevel factorsInitiation patternsWhite youth
2020
Data Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data
Gueorguieva R, Buta E, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S. Data Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 22: 1901-1908. PMID: 32219313, PMCID: PMC7542650, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco product use patternsMultiple tobacco product useProduct use patternsTobacco product useE-cigarettesProduct useTobacco productsHookah useWave 1Wave 2Common tobacco productsTobacco use patternsE-cigarette useSex differencesInitiation of usePatterns of useHealth StudyAdolescent girlsYear old youthRelative frequencyUnweighted frequenciesCigarettesOlder youthUse patternsPopulation AssessmentYouth Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Monitoring, Discrepancies With Parental Perceptions, and Their Associations With First Cigarette Use in Black and White Girls.
Sartor CE, Ye F, Simon P, Zhai ZW, Hipwell AE, Chung T. Youth Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Monitoring, Discrepancies With Parental Perceptions, and Their Associations With First Cigarette Use in Black and White Girls. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2020, 81: 180-189. PMID: 32359047, PMCID: PMC7201214, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2020.81.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst cigarette useCigarette useElevated riskProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisRisk factorsSmoking riskPrimary caregiversAdolescent cigarette useLow parental monitoringParental perceptionsIndividual-level factorsPittsburgh Girls StudyWhite girlsAge 8Regression analysisRisk
2018
Hookah Use Among US Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 to 2017
Cooper M, Pacek LR, Guy MC, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Stanton C, Kong G. Hookah Use Among US Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 to 2017. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2018, 21: 1590-1599. PMID: 29961895, PMCID: PMC6861827, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHookah useSystematic reviewTobacco productsUS youthConcurrent useQualitative synthesisFamily Smoking PreventionPsychosocial risk factorsTobacco Control ActDrug Administration authorityPopular tobacco productTobacco use transitionsResearch prioritiesUse of hookahMale genderRisk factorsSmoking preventionStudy qualityMore researchUS FoodSociodemographic correlatesOlder ageVulnerable populationsHookahLongitudinal study
2010
Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis
Lee C, Mun EY, White HR, Simon P. Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2010, 9: 301-319. PMID: 21161811, PMCID: PMC3565242, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2010.522898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurve analysisSubstance useAge 17Young menWhite young menDifferent prevention approachesGrowth curve analysisPrevalence gapParental socioeconomic statusAlcohol useSocioeconomic statusSubstance use trajectoriesPrevention approachesOlder cohortYounger cohortsCohortHard drugsMarijuana usePrevalenceAdulthoodMenUse trajectoriesAdolescenceWhitesHigh frequency