Electronic Health Record Prompt to Improve Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care.

Introduction: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Combusted tobacco use, the primary risk factor, accounts for 90% of all lung cancers.

Trends in Overall and Menthol Market Shares of Leading Cigarette Brands in the USA: 2014-2019.

Many factors can shift cigarette brand preference, and surveillance is an important tactic to inform regulatory strategy. The objective of this study was to identify shifts in top brands' overall and menthol market share from 2014 to 2019. We used data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health public use datasets, which are a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of people aged 12+ in the USA.

Cigar Sales in Convenience Stores in the US, 2009-2020.

This study uses Nielsen Company data for cigar sales to describe trends and patterns in sales of flavored cigars and cigars sold in small pack sizes in US convenience stores from 2009 to 2020.

The Effect of Cigarillo Packaging Characteristics on Young Adult Perceptions and Intentions: An Experimental Study.

Research demonstrates that characteristics of cigarette packaging influence consumer product perceptions, yet the current literature on the impact of cigar packaging is limited. This study aims to examine how different cigarillo packaging features influence young adult cigar smokers' perceptions. In 2016, we recruited past-year cigar users aged 18-34 from Amazon Mechanical Turk (N = 1260).

Examining Market Trends in Smokeless Tobacco Sales in the United States: 2011-2019.

Introduction: The smokeless tobacco (SLT) industry in the U.S. continues to transform with novel products amid an evolving regulatory environment.

Effects of Multiple Exposures and Ad-Skipping Behavior on Recall of Health Messages on YouTube.

Although measuring exposure to public health messages is key to understanding campaign effectiveness, little is known about how exposure to and avoidance of digital ad messages may influence self-reported ad recall. A sample of 15-24-year-olds ( = 297) received a varying number of forced-view and skippable test ads across multiple simulated YouTube sessions. Each session was coded for whether the participant viewed the ad or skipped it.

Cigarette smoking, prescription opioid use and misuse among young adults: An exploratory analysis.

Young adults have the highest prevalence of misuse of prescription opioids. In 2016, 7.1% of 18- to 25-year-olds reported misuse, meaning use other than as prescribed.

Patterns of nicotine concentrations in electronic cigarettes sold in the United States, 2013-2018.

Introduction: Considerable declines in cigarette smoking have occurred in the U.S. over the past half century.

Young Adults' Opioid Prescription History and Opioid Misuse Perceptions.

In this study, we investigated perceptions of prescription opioid misuse among young adults who had or had not been prescribed opioids in the past. Participants from a national online panel, age 18-34 (N = 1220), completed a survey about their medical use of opioids and their perceptions of the risks and prevalence of opioid misuse and dependence. Associations between prescription history and perceptions of opioids were tested using generalized ordered logistic models.

The Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Markets in Texas Relative to the United States.

Objective: This study compares the cigarette and smokeless tobacco (SLT) markets in Texas and the United States (US) as a whole.

Methods: Nielsen convenience store sales data from 2014 were obtained for Dallas, Houston, San Antonio/Austin, and the total US. Descriptive statistics highlighted market share differences in Texas compared to the US overall.

Changes in the Mass-merchandise Cigar Market since the Tobacco Control Act.

Objectives: This study identifies the specific product characteristics driving mass-merchandise cigar sales in the context of the changing regulatory environment.

Methods: Cigar sales data in US convenience stores during 2008-2015 were purchased from Nielsen's Convenience Track system. Descriptive statistics highlight changes in the cigar market over time.

"They're Pretty Much Made for Blunts": Product Features That Facilitate Marijuana Use Among Young Adult Cigarillo Users in the United States.

Introduction: Cigarillo use is prevalent among young adults in the United States. Many young people use cigarillos as "blunts," a term for a cigar emptied of its tobacco and replaced with marijuana. Because cigars in the United States are not subject to the same regulations as cigarettes, they offer a diverse selection of flavors and packaging styles.

Close, but no cigar: certain cigars are pseudo-cigarettes designed to evade regulation.

An abundance of evidence suggests that the tobacco industry's response to increased regulation imposed on cigarettes has been the development of little cigars and filtered cigars which are tobacco products that are merely cigarettes in disguise. Emphasising these products' physical attributes, the tobacco industry has offered cigar products to its consumers as pseudo-cigarettes. For decades, tobacco manufacturers' response to increased cigarette regulation and taxation has been to exploit policy loopholes by offering these little cigars and filtered cigars pseudo-cigarettes that are exempted from this regulatory oversight.