Publications by authors named "Benjamin Cristol"

To examine the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and children's obesogenic behaviors (meeting recommendations for sleep duration and screen time) in a representative sample of U.S. children and adolescents.

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Purpose: No studies of young adults have compared symptoms of nicotine dependence among exclusive past 30-day (P30D) ENDS users versus exclusive P30D cigarette smokers.

Methods: Participants at Wave 14 (Fall 2021) of The Texas Adolescent and Tobacco Marketing Surveillance System (TATAMS) (n = 2,341; mean age = 20.95 years old) who reported P30D exclusive ENDS use (n = 212) and P30D exclusive cigarette smoking (n = 46).

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: With the widespread legalization of cannabis and use among all age groups, location and source of cannabis remains to be researched, especially among minority populations. : We pooled data from the 2018-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and investigated differences by sexual minority status of where individuals obtained cannabis. : Results found that gay/lesbian and bisexual individuals who reported use were more likely to get marijuana from buying it, trading it for something else and getting it for free or sharing someone else's, compared to heterosexual individuals.

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Introduction: Parents/guardians can effectively reduce tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposure among youth by adopting and enforcing rules against indoor tobacco smoking (ie, home smoke-free policies). We investigate home smoke-free policies from childhood to adolescence in the United States and across rural, suburban, and urban households.

Aims And Methods: We analyzed 2019-2020 National Survey of Children's Health data from n = 5,955 parents of youth aged 0-17, living at home with a tobacco smoker in the United States (U.

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