Miscellaneous Research Paper

A Simulation of the potential impact of restricting tobacco retail outlets around middle and high schools on tobacco advertisements

To examine (1) if tobacco retail outlets (TROs) closer to middle and high schools have more tobacco advertisements than TROs farther away and (2) the potential impact of two place-based tobacco control strategies on tobacco advertisements: a simulated ban of TROs (1) within 1000ft of schools and (2) within 500 ft of other TROs.

January 31, 2022 Download

Does waterpipe smoking increase the risk of Helicobacter pylori infection?

In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether waterpipe smoking can be associated with the transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection or not.

January 29, 2022 Download

Can states continue to set the agenda for Tobacco 21? Insights from U.S. News Coverage between 2012-2020

Existing research on media examining the news content related to Tobacco 21 (T21) pre-date the adoption of most T21 laws. This study examined the discussion of T21 laws in top-circulating print media sources in the U.S. between 2012 and 2020.

January 29, 2022 Download

Association of tobacco and marijuana use with symptoms of depression and anxiety among adolescents and young adults in Texas

Young people with depression and/or anxiety may self-medicate with tobacco or tobacco with marijuana to reduce their symptoms. This study sought to differentiate between the use of tobacco products as intended and tobacco products modified to accommodate marijuana, and to explore their relationships with symptoms of depression and anxiety among youth and young adults.

January 27, 2022 Download

Nativity Status and Poly Tobacco Use among Young Adults in the United States

Young adults are the second largest segment of the immigrant population in the United States (US). Given recent trends in later age of initiation of tobacco use, we examined variation in use of tobacco products by nativity status for this population group.

January 22, 2022 Download

Prevalence and use of cannabis products and routes of administration among youth and young adults in Canada and the United States: A systematic review

Twenty-six studies were identified for the following routes of administration: smoking (n = 16), vaping (n = 21), dabbing (n = 3), oral (n = 13), topical (n = 1); and products: dried flower (n = 2), and concentrates (n = 8). Smoking had the highest prevalence rates among youth and young adults; however, rates of use appeared to reduce over time. Conversely, prevalence of vaping appeared to increase over time. Fewer studies focused on oral or dabbed cannabis but those that did reported prevalence estimates of approximately a third among recent cannabis consumers.

January 22, 2022 Download

Tobacco Tracker: A New Tool to Support College Smoke and Tobacco Free Policies

University community members are critical to the success of their smoke and tobacco free (STF) policies. The present study evaluates changes in social enforcement-related attitudes and behaviors following introduction of a new online Tobacco Tracker tool in two university settings.

January 22, 2022 Download

Changes in Viewer Engagement and Accessibility of Popular Vaping Videos on TikTok: A 12-Month Prospective Study

There are concerns regarding what young people are exposed to on TikTok due to trending content promoting e-cigarette use through humour, marketing and lifestyle acceptability. Using baseline data from November 2020, we aimed to examine how much content from a sample of popular vaping videos remained accessible at 9- and 12-month follow-ups. We aimed to monitor changes in viewer engagement (using metadata) before and after the U.S. Congressional Hearing on youth protection measures on social media in October 2021.

January 20, 2022 Download

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