While national surveys showed declines in e-cigarette use the USA between 2015 and 2016, recent reports indicate that JUUL, a sleekly designed looks like USB drive, is increasingly being used by youth young adults. However, extent of JUUL's growth its marketing strategy have not been systematically examined.A variety data sources were to examine JUUL retail sales promotion. Retail store scanner capture other major brands for period 2011-2017. A list JUUL-related keywords was identify tweets...

Objectives. We used nationally representative data to examine racial/ethnic disparities in smoking behaviors, cessation, and factors associated with cessation among US adults. Methods. analyzed on adults aged 20 64 years from the 2003 Tobacco Use Supplement Current Population Survey, we examined associations by fitting adjusted logistic regression models data. Results. Compared non-Hispanic Whites, smaller proportions of African Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics/Latinos...

<h3>Background</h3> Electrically assisted bicycles (e-bikes) have become increasingly popular and may facilitate active commuting recreational cycling. <h3>Objective</h3> To evaluate the physical activity levels usage characteristics of e-bikers conventional cyclists under real-world conditions. <h3>Methods</h3> We conducted a prospective observational study in Germany to examine effects e-biking compared with cycling on reaching World Health Organization (WHO) target for activity—at least...

The aim of our study was to explore reasons for starting and then stopping electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. Among a national sample 3878 U.S. adults who reported ever trying e-cigarettes, the most common were curiosity (53%); because friend or family member used, gave, offered e-cigarettes (34%); quitting reducing smoking (30%). Nearly two-thirds (65%) people started using later stopped them. Discontinuation more among those whose main reason not goal-oriented (e.g., curiosity) than...

Social media have transformed the communications landscape. People increasingly obtain news and health information online via social media. platforms also serve as novel sources of rich observational data for research (including infodemiology, infoveillance, digital disease detection detection). While number studies using is growing rapidly, very few these transparently outline their methods collecting, filtering, reporting those data. Keywords search filters applied to form lens through...

Public health organizations are increasingly turning to social media as a channel for campaign dissemination, these platforms can provide access “hidden” or at-risk audiences such populations of color and youth. However, few studies systematically assess the effects campaigns in competitive communication environment characterized by an influx sophisticated tobacco product marketing. The objective current study is investigate how content source features Twitter messages about truth ®...

Limited research exists examining the prevalence of intermittent (nondaily) and light daily (1–5 cigarettes/day) smoking across racial/ethnic groups in United States using nationally representative data. These analyses would be informative guiding targeted cessation strategies. Using logistic regression models controlling for age, gender, education, we examined consumption among current smokers from 2003 Tobacco Use Supplement to Current Population Survey. We also association these...

Introduction Since their inception, the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and Trauma (TRISS) have been suggested as measures of quality trauma care. In concept, they are designed to accurately assess injury severity predict expected outcomes. ICISS, an methodology based on International Classification Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes, has demonstrated be superior ISS TRISS. The purpose present study was compare ability TRISS ICISS predictors survival other outcomes (hospital length stay hospital...

Objective. To relate exposure to televised youth smoking prevention advertising youths’ beliefs, intentions, and behaviors. Methods. We obtained commercial television ratings data from 75 US media markets determine the average tobacco company youth-targeted parent-targeted advertising. merged these with nationally representative school-based survey (n = 103 172) gathered 1999 2002. Multivariate regression models controlled for individual, geographic, policy factors, other antitobacco...

We compared use of smoking cessation treatments and factors associated with treatment among young adult smokers other smokers.We used data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey core cancer control supplement. The sample consisted 6511 current smokers, whom 759 were aged 18-24 years. Our analyses weighted to account for differential sampling probabilities nonresponse rates. continuous measures using t test; logistic regression was obtain odds ratios confidence intervals. Multiple...

<h3>Background</h3> Awareness and use of electronic cigarettes has rapidly grown in the USA recently, step with increased product marketing. Using responses to a population survey US adults, we analysed demographic patterns exposure to, searching for sharing e-cigarette-related information across media platforms. <h3>Methods</h3> An online 17 522 adults was conducted 2013. The nationally representative sample drawn from GfK Group9s KnowledgePanel plus off-panel recruitment. Fixed effects...

The video-sharing website, YouTube, has become an important avenue for product marketing, including tobacco products. It may also serve as medium promoting electronic cigarettes, which have rapidly increased in popularity and are heavily marketed online. While a few studies examined limited subset of tobacco-related videos on none explored e-cigarette videos' overall presence the platform.To quantify e-cigarette-related assess their content, characterize levels engagement with those videos....

Journal Article Intragroup Variance in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Tobacco Use Behaviors: Evidence That Subgroups Matter, Notably Women Get access Kristen Emory, PhD, PhD 1Health Media Collaboratory, Institute for Health Research Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL;2Moores Cancer Center the California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Yoonsang Kim, IL; Francisco Buchting, 3Moores Center, Horizons Foundation,...

Background JUUL, a high-tech, popular vaping device, was the first major electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brand to incorporate social media into its marketing strategy. There is growing concern around increasing use of JUUL and other nicotine delivery devices among youth, their potential addict new generation nicotine. The current study analysed amount characteristics JUUL-related posts on Instagram, platform used frequently youth young adults. Methods Hashtag-based keyword queries (n=50)...

Testosterone initiation increased substantially in the United States from 2000 to 2013, especially among men without clear indications. Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) also during this time.

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered nicotine delivery devices that have become popular among smokers. We conducted an experiment to understand adult smokers' responses e-cigarette advertisements and investigate the impact of ads' arguments imagery.

There is growing interest in conducting public health research using data from social media. In particular, Twitter "infoveillance" has demonstrated utility across contexts. However, rigorous and reproducible methodologies for are not yet well articulated, particularly those related to content analysis, which a highly popular approach. 2014, we gathered an interdisciplinary team of science researchers, computer scientists, methodologists begin implementing open-source framework real-time...

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OBJECTIVES: Some smokers may never quit. Depending on how many of these "hard-core" exist, tobacco control efforts could reach the limits a minimum achievable smoking prevalence. We defined hard core as heavy with weak quitting histories who expect to quit smoking. compared them other and analyzed whether they represent meaningful barrier further reducing METHODS: used data from 1996 California Tobacco Surveys (18616 adults; response rate = 72.9%). RESULTS: In 1996, 5.2% 26 years older (1.3%...