A5010158493- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Media Influence and Health
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Risk Perception and Management
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Media in Health Education
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2022-2025
University of Vermont
2017-2024
Rutgers Health
2022-2024
University of Pennsylvania
2022-2023
Sacred Heart Hospital
2023
Sensor Coating Systems (United Kingdom)
2023
Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
2022-2023
Johns Hopkins University
2011-2020
American Legacy Foundation
2011-2019
Georgetown University Medical Center
2018
Inhalation of the toxic smoke produced by combusting tobacco products, primarily cigarettes, is overwhelming cause tobacco-related disease and death in United States globally. A diverse class alternative nicotine delivery systems (ANDS) has recently been developed that do not combust are substantially less harmful than cigarettes. ANDS have potential to disrupt 120-year dominance cigarette challenge field on how pandemic could be reversed if decoupled from lethal inhaled smoke. may provide a...
Background: In 2015, 90% of US young adults with Internet access used social media. Digital and media are highly prevalent modalities through which explore identity formation, by extension, learn transmit norms about health risk behaviors during this developmental life stage. Objective: The purpose study was to provide updated estimates use from 2014 2016 correlates digital technology in data collected a national sample 2016. Methods: Young adult participants aged 18-24 years Wave 7 (October...
Background A 2011 report from the National Lung Screening Trial indicates that three annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screenings for lung cancer reduced mortality by 20% compared to chest X-ray among older individuals at high risk cancer. Discussion has shifted clinical proof financial feasibility. The goal of this study was determine whether LDCT screening in a commercially-insured population (aged 50–64) is cost-effective and quantify additional benefits incorporating smoking...
Few studies address the developmental transition from youth tobacco use uptake to regular adulthood use, especially for noncigarette products. The current study uses online panel data Legacy Young Adult Cohort Study describe prevalence of cigarette, other product, and dual in a nationally representative sample young adults aged 18-34 (N = 4,201). Of 23% who were users, 30% reported use. Ever first product used, highest cigarettes, cigars, little hookah. Thirty-two percent ever users...
Amid increasing rates of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in the United States, there is an urgent need to monitor patterns at population level order inform practice, policy and regulation. This article examines how e-cigarette among adults differ between users nonusers cigarettes using most current national data.
<h3>Introduction</h3> Mentholated cigarettes are at least as dangerous to an individual9s health non-mentholated varieties. The addition of menthol reduces perceived harshness smoke, which can facilitate initiation. Here, we examine correlates use, national trends in smoking and non-menthol cigarettes, brand preferences over time. <h3>Methods</h3> We estimated cigarette use during 2004–2010 using annual data on persons ≥12 years old from the National Surveys Drug Use Health. adjusted...
National data from 2004 to 2010 showed that despite decreases in non-menthol cigarette use prevalence, menthol prevalence remained constant adolescents and adults increased young adults. The purpose of the current study was extend these analyses through 2014.We estimated smoking USA during 2004-2014 using annual cross-sectional on persons aged ≥12 years Survey Drug Use Health. Self-reported status for selected brands were either exclusively or adjusted based retail sales data. Data weighted...
Objectives. We monitored the prevalence and patterns of use array tobacco products available to young adults, who are at risk for initiation progression established use. Methods. used data from waves 1 3 GfK’s KnowledgePanel (2011–2012), a nationally representative cohort adults aged 18 34 years (n = 2144). examined product over time, associated demographics, state-level policy. multivariable logistic regression determine predictors cigarettes as well noncombustible other combustible...
Flavors in tobacco products may appeal to young and inexperienced users.To examine among youth (aged 12-17 years), adults 18-24 ≥25 years) the prevalence of first use flavored new users association between a given product 1 year later, including progression use.This cohort study represents longitudinal analysis data from Population Assessment Tobacco Health (PATH) Study, nationally representative with collected 2013 2014 (wave 1) 2015 2). Participants were noninstitutionalized individuals,...
The use of flavored electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is common among e-cigarette users, but little known about the potential harms flavorings, extent to which concurrent multiple flavor types occurs, and correlates type use. objective this study was assess flavors used by adolescent (aged 12-17), young adult 18-24), older ≥25) users.We assessed prevalence within past month past-month users sampled during Wave 2 (2014-2015) Population Assessment for Tobacco Health Study 414 adolescents,...
Young adulthood is an important period for preventing the establishment of negative health behaviors that can influence trajectories to chronic disease and early death. Given evolving nature educational attainment income variation during this developmental period, identifying indicators socioeconomic status (SES) remains a challenge. This study examines measures subjective objective SES predict risk young adults.This uses data from Truth Initiative Adult Cohort Study respondents aged 18 34...
This study assessed the impact of brief exposure to four electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) print advertisements (ads) on perceptions, intention, and subsequent use e-cigarettes cigarettes in US young adults.