Trends in Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Utilization and Setting From 2008 to 2017.

Objective: Little is known about recent trends in treatment for alcohol use disorder. The authors used national data to examine treatment trends among individuals with alcohol use disorder.

Methods: A sample of nonelderly adults (ages 18-64 years, N=36,707) with alcohol use disorder was identified from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Flavored E-Cigarette Sales in the United States Under Self-Regulation From January 2015 Through October 2019.

To describe the evolution of flavored e-cigarette sales since the expansion of the JUUL brand, and to describe the effect of JUUL's November 2018 decision to self-regulate the flavors it sold in stores on flavored e-cigarette sales. We used Scantrack data on sales of e-cigarettes in the United States from January 2015 to October 2019 provided by The Nielsen Company. National sales values were aggregated monthly in 5 flavor categories (fruit, menthol/mint, sweet, tobacco, and other).

Effects of Prices on Youth Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use Initiation in Ghana and Nigeria.

: Population growth in the African region is set to outpace the rate of decline in smoking prevalence, leading to a projected increase in the total number of smokers. As most tobacco users initiate during their adolescent years, tobacco prevention strategies targeting youth will be particularly important. : This study estimated the impact of cigarette prices on youth cigarette smoking and tobacco use initiation in Ghana and Nigeria using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey data.