Prospective Associations of Exposure to Discrimination and Alcohol Use: A National Longitudinal Study.

Introduction: This study examined prospective associations of perceived discrimination experience and past-week alcohol use among U.S. adults.

Appeal and Sensory Characteristics of Oral Nicotine Products in Young Adults Who Vape E-Cigarettes.

Introduction: This study applied a novel tobacco regulatory science paradigm to characterize inter-product variation in the appeal and sensory features of emerging commercial and therapeutic oral nicotine products (ONPs) among young adults that vape e-cigarettes.

Methods: Twenty-three young adults without ONP experience who use e-cigarettes completed a single-blind, single-visit remote lab study. Participants rated appeal and sensory characteristics during 5-minute standardized self-administrations of 8 ONPs (4 fruit, 4 mint) from various brands (Lucy, Rouge, Solace, Nicorette, On!, Velo).

Association of Discrimination Experiences with Rapid Subsequent Changes in Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in U.S. Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study explores how discrimination experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic relate to anxiety and depressive symptoms in U.S. adults.

Cumulative Psychosocial and Health Disparities in US Adolescent Cigarette Smoking, 2002 to 2019.

Background: Understanding disparities in adolescent cigarette smoking is important for effective prevention.

Methods: We investigated disparities in adolescent smoking based on cumulative reported psychosocial/health risk among respondents ages 12-17 years in the US National Survey of Drug Use and Health from 2002 to 2019. Multivariable regression estimated associations of cumulative risk, survey years, and their interaction predicting past-month and daily smoking.