Journal Article Reasons for Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Discontinuation Among Adolescents Young Adults Get access Grace Kong, PhD, PhD 1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, CT; Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Meghan E. Morean, Dana A. Cavallo, Deepa R. Camenga, MD, MD 2Department Pediatrics, CT Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Volume 17, Issue 7, July 2015, Pages 847–854,...

Video game playing may negatively impact youth. However, the existing literature on gaming is inconsistent and often has focused aggression rather than health correlates of prevalence problematic gaming.We anonymously surveyed 4028 adolescents about reported problems with other behaviors. A total 51.2% sample (76.3% boys 29.2% girls).There were no negative in lower odds smoking regularly; however, girls who less likely to report depression more getting into serious fights carrying a weapon...

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is increasing rapidly among high school (HS) students. Of concern, e-cigarettes can be used to vaporize cannabis, although rates adolescents are unknown. We evaluated lifetime of using cannabis all e-cigarette users (27.9%), (29.2%), and both (18.8%); common means vaporizing including hash oil, wax infused with Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), dried cannabis; demographic predictors cannabis.In the spring 2014, 3847 Connecticut HS students completed an...

There is limited evidence on electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among U.S. adolescents.Cross-sectional, anonymous surveys conducted in 4 high schools (HS; n = 3,614) and 2 middle (MS; 1,166) Connecticut November 2013 examined e-cigarette awareness, patterns, susceptibility to future use, preferences, product components used (battery type, nicotine content, flavors), sources of marketing access.High rates awareness (MS: 84.3%; HS: 92.0%) lifetime (3.5% MS, 25.2 % HS) current (1.5% 12%...

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is common among youth, and there are concerns that e-cigarette leads to future conventional use. We examined longitudinal associations between past-month characterize the stability directionality of these tobacco trajectories over time.High school students (N = 808, 53% female) completed surveys across 3 waves (2013, 2014, 2015) in public schools Connecticut. Using autoregressive cross-lagged models, we bidirectional relationships time. Models were...

This study aims to explore the prevalence and health correlates of problematic Internet use among high school students in United States.A cross-sectional survey with a sample size 3,560 was conducted schools Connecticut. Demographic data, characteristics use, measures, risk behaviors were assessed. Chi-square logistic regression analyses used relationship between as well related gender differences.When diagnosed criteria modeled after Minnesota Impulsive Disorder Inventory that address core...

Marijuana use in adolescents is associated with many adverse outcomes, including neurobiological and health consequences. Despite this, little known about gender differences the correlates of adolescent marijuana use. This study attempted to fill this gap by examining lifetime past 30-day Data from a cross-sectional statewide survey risk behavior participation Connecticut were analyzed using χ2 hierarchical logistic regression methodologies examine demographic, psychosocial, Gender-by-trait...

Many e-cigarette users find the variety of flavors appealing. We examined whether preferences for e-liquid and total number preferred differed between samples adolescent adult users. also these were associated with use frequency adolescents or adults, respectively.The analytic comprised 1) 396 adolescent, past-month from 5 Connecticut high schools who completed an anonymous, school-based survey in Fall 2014 (56.1% male; 16.18 [1.18] years; 42.2% smokers), 2) 590 adult, MTurk (53.7% 34.25...

Longitudinal research is needed to identify predictors of continued electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among youth. We expected that certain reasons for first trying e-cigarettes would predict over time (eg, good flavors, friends use), whereas other not curiosity).Longitudinal surveys from middle and high school students fall 2013 (wave 1) spring 2014 2) were used examine as e-cigarette time. Ever users (n = 340) at wave 1 categorized into those using or 2. Among who e-cigarettes,...

In adults, different levels of gambling problem severity are differentially associated with measures health and general functioning, behaviors, gambling-related motivations. Here we present data from a survey 2,484 Connecticut high school students, investigate the stratifying by based on DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling. Problem/pathological was range negative functions; example, poor academic performance, substance use, dysphoria/depression, aggression. These findings suggest need...

Background Quickly progressing from initiating alcohol use to drinking intoxication recently was identified as a novel risk factor for hazardous in college students (ME Morean et al. [2012] Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 36, 1991–1999). The current study evaluated the associated with age of onset ( AO ) and delay first (Delay) high school sample. Methods Adolescent drinkers N = 295, 16.29 [1.14], 55.3% female, 80.3% Caucasian, 13.51 [2.29] years, Delay 0.80 [1.43] years) completed an anonymous survey...

This pilot study evaluated the use of contingency management (CM) procedures in combination with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for smoking cessation adolescents. Twenty-eight treatment-seeking adolescent smokers participated a 1-month, school-based program and were randomly assigned to receive either CM weekly CBT or alone. In CM+CBT group, biochemical verification abstinence was obtained twice daily during first 2 weeks, followed by appointments 3rd week once every other day 4th week....

Journal Article Adolescents' and Young Adults' Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Focus Group Study Get access Deepa R. Camenga, MD, MHS, MHS 1Department Pediatrics, Yale School Medicine, New Haven, CT; Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Dana A. Cavallo, PhD, PhD 2Department Psychiatry, Grace Kong, Meghan E. Morean, CT;3Department Psychology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH Christian M. Connell, Patricia Simon, Sandra Bulmer,...

Objective: To examine how factors such as pubertal status, sensation-seeking, and impulsivity are related to substance use (cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana) in high school students these associations by gender. Methods: Ten public schools Connecticut participated a survey of high-risk behaviors. Adolescents from grades 9 12 (N = 3068) completed measures physical development (Pubertal Development Scale), perceived timing, sensation-seeking (Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire—Form...