Publications by authors named "A L Glasser"

Article Synopsis
  • The Vermont "Unhyped" vaping prevention campaign successfully increased adolescents' perception of risk related to vaping, with 49.3% of aware participants recognizing the dangers compared to 24.3% of controls.
  • Participants aged 12-17 who were aware of the campaign showed reduced willingness to try vaping, with only 15.8% expressing interest in using a vape product, compared to 40.1% of controls.
  • While the campaign positively influenced risk perceptions, it did not significantly affect actual vaping behaviors in the long term.
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Introduction: The use of cigars for blunts (i.e., cannabis rolled in cigar paper) is well-documented; prevalence of cigar and blunt use and associated characteristics are less studied.

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Introduction: Little is known about the influence of e-cigarette marketing on cannabis vaping behaviors. This study examined the associations between e-cigarette marketing exposure and nicotine and cannabis vaping among adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included a U.

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Objective: Disability is identified in surveys using various question sets, with little understanding of reliability across these measures, nor how these estimates may vary across age groups, including adolescents and young adults (AYA). The purpose of this study was to assess AYA prevalence of disability using two disability question sets and reliability of these measures.

Methods: AYA participants in the Policy and Communication Evaluation (PACE) Vermont Study completed a single-item disability question used in the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) and Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey (HRMS) and a six-item set on functioning (Washington Group-Short Set, WG-SS) from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in 2021.

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Introduction: Menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars (MC/FC) bring profits to U.S. tobacco companies at the cost of Black/African American (B/AA) lives.

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