Publications by authors named "Elyse Levine Less"
"If Someone Has It, I'm Gonna Hit It": Lessons Learned From Minnesota Teens About Vaping.
Health Promot Pract
November 2022
Youth e-cigarette use or "vaping" has increased substantially in the past few years, an escalation attributable to flavored "pod mod" e-cigarette devices that deliver higher levels of nicotine compared with free-base nicotine found in other types of e-cigarettes. Use rates, addiction, and harms are alarming as negative effects from nicotine on adolescent brain development are well documented, and e-cigarette use is predictive of cigarette smoking initiation. This qualitative study examined what drives the appeal of these products through 10 focus groups conducted in 2019 with 67 Minnesota high school students.
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- - Many US cities have enacted laws limiting high-alcohol malt liquor sales to address crime and nuisance behavior linked to alcohol outlets.
- - A study analyzed crime rates before and after these restrictions in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., using a specialized research design to compare affected areas with similar areas without restrictions.
- - Results showed that these policies led to slight decreases in crime rates, especially in assaults and vandalism, suggesting that even modest restrictions on malt liquor can help reduce certain types of crime, but their success might rely on community backing and additional regulations on similar products.
Google Street View (GSV) can be used as an effective tool to conduct virtual neighborhood audits. We expand on this research by exploring the utility of a GSV-based neighborhood audit to measure and match target and comparison study areas. We developed a GSV-based inventory to measure characteristics of retail alcohol stores and their surrounding neighborhoods.
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