Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity on Adolescent Tobacco Use Estimates in the US.

Introduction: National estimates of tobacco use are reported by racial category after excluding all individuals who identify as Hispanic (e.g., non-Hispanic [NH], Black; NH-White).

Cannabis use and associated longitudinal transitions in electronic nicotine delivery systems use among young adults in the United States.

Objective: Cannabis is increasingly the first substance used by young people and research indicates that cannabis use may precede the onset of tobacco use. Little is known, however, about the role of cannabis use in stages of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) uptake and progression across young adulthood. This study examined the associations between past 30-day (P30D) cannabis use frequency and transitions in ENDS use among young adults.

Cannabis vaping use in emerging adulthood: Characterizing transitions between stages of vaping among a diverse cohort in Texas.

Objective: To characterize and compare transitions in cannabis (THC) vaping by sociodemographic and other risk factors among a diverse cohort of youth and young adults observed between Spring 2019 and Fall 2021.

Methods: We analyzed six (6) waves of panel data from n = 2605 youth transitioning into young adulthood via the Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance (TATAMS) system; participants provided N = 13,974 observations (i.e.

Problematic social media use and vaping among Mexican-American college students.

Introduction: Social media use and vaping nicotine are highly prevalent in the daily lives of young adults, especially among Mexican-American college students. The excessive and compulsive use of social media platforms, coupled with the urge to stay continuously connected, can lead to problematic social media use. To date, no studies have explored the impact of problematic social media use on the daily patterns of vaping among this vulnerable population.

Psychosocial stressors of adolescents with E-cigarette, or vaping, product-use associated lung injury: A qualitative study.

Background And Objectives: Adolescent electronic cigarette (EC) use has reached epidemic rates and has been linked to numerous mental health and psychosocial stressors (PS). There is limited qualitative data on PS for adolescents with e-cigarette, or vaping, product-use associated lung injury (EVALI), a severe complication of EC use.

Methods: All patients hospitalized at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas from 2018 to 2022 and met CDC case definitions for EVALI were included in the analysis.

Depressive symptoms predict cannabis vaping initiation among young adults.

Background: Young adults in the United States, including college students, have the highest prevalence of cannabis use compared with other age groups. Although cannabis vaping is increasingly prevalent during young adulthood, little is known about factors contributing to the onset of cannabis vaping during this developmental period.

Methods: Participants were 3085 cannabis vaping naïve young adults aged 18-25 years (M = 20.

Reasons for multiple tobacco product and cannabis co-use among Texas young adults.

Objective: This study examines differences in reasons for e-cigarette, cigarette, and cannabis use across exclusive, dual, co-, and poly co-users.

Methods: Participants were 645 young adults who reported past 30-day (P30D) use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, or cannabis at wave 14 (Fall, 2021) of the Texas Adolescent Tobacco Marketing and Surveillance System (TATAMS). Exclusive users reported P30D use of one product, dual users reported P30D use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes, co-users reported use of cannabis and one tobacco product, and poly co-users reported P30D use of all three products.

Most commonly used vaping brands by 18-25 year old young adults in Texas-Spring 2023.

Purpose: We aimed to determine (1) the most commonly used brands of electronic vaping products (EVPs) by young adults in Texas during Spring 2023, and (2) if brand preferences differ by sociodemographic characteristics, current cigarette smoking, and current cannabis vaping.

Method: Participants were 2,491 18-25-year-olds (Mean age = 20.6; 62.

Does the time to nicotine dependence vary by internalizing symptoms for young people who use e-cigarettes? An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, (Waves 1-5; 2013-2019).

Objective: To determine the relationship between past-year internalizing symptoms and the time to first report of signs of nicotine dependence among young people.

Methods: Secondary analysis using data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) (Waves 1-5; 2013-2019). The study included 2,102 (N = 5,031,691) young people (age 12-23 years) who reported past-30-day (P30D) e-cigarette use in one or more waves.

Blunt smoking during emerging adulthood: Characterizing transitions in cannabis and cigar co-use among a diverse cohort in Texas.

Objective: To characterize and compare transitions in blunt smoking behaviors among a diverse cohort of youth and young adults observed between Spring 2019 and Fall 2021.

Methods: We analyzed n = 14,152 observations (i.e.

Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Age of Asthma Onset Among US Adults and Youths.

Importance: The association of use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) with the age of asthma onset is unknown.

Objective: To explore the association of past 30-day ENDS use with the age of asthma onset in adults and youths who did not have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and never used cigarettes.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study was a secondary analysis of waves 1 to 6 of the US nationally representative Population of Tobacco and Health Study (2013-2021).

Application of inverse weighting analysis to assess the association of youth perceptions with the age of initiation of tobacco products.

Introduction: To examine if perceptions of harmfulness and addictiveness of hookah and cigarettes impact the age of initiation of hookah and cigarettes, respectively, among US youth. Youth (12-17 years old) users and never users of hookah and cigarettes during their first wave of PATH participation were analyzed by each tobacco product (TP) independently. The effect of perceptions of (i) harmfulness and (ii) addictiveness at the first wave of PATH participation on the age of initiation of ever use of hookah was estimated using interval-censoring Cox proportional hazards models.

Time to first report of signs of nicotine dependence among youth who use e-cigarettes and cigarettes in the United States: A nationally representative cohort study, findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, 2013-2019.

Objective: To determine the time to first report of signs of nicotine dependence among youth exclusive e-cigarette users and compare this time to that for exclusive cigarette users.

Methods: Secondary analysis of data (Waves 1-5; 2013-2019) from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health was conducted. Youth never tobacco users in the United States who reported exclusive past-30-day (P30D) e-cigarette or cigarette use (n = 2940, N = 5,391,642) in at least one wave were included in the current analysis.

Mental Health Status by Race, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status among Young Adults in Texas during COVID-19.

Background: Differences in symptoms of depression and anxiety by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) among a diverse cohort of young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic (Spring 2020-Fall 2021) have not been examined.

Method: We analyzed four waves of biannual, panel data from n = 2629 emerging adults (16-25 years old) from the Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance study (TATAMS). We conducted a series of mixed effects ordinal logistic regression models to compare the independent and joint effects of race/ethnicity and SES on symptoms of (a) depression and (b) anxiety, adjusting for sex, cohort, and time.

Symptoms of nicotine dependence by e-cigarette and cigarette use behavior and brand: A population-based, nationally representative cross-sectional study.

Background: Many modern e-cigarette brands contain equivalent or higher nicotine levels than traditional cigarettes.

Objective: To examine differences in four nicotine dependence indicators (i.e.

Food insecurity increases risk of depression and anxiety among women in Senegal living with diabetes and/or hypertension.

Food insecurity affects close to half the population of Senegal, West Africa, a country simultaneously affected by the ongoing global diabetes pandemic. Diabetes and food insecurity are associated with adverse mental health, yet research exploring the relationship between chronic physical illness, food insecurity, and mental illness in Senegal is currently lacking. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between food insecurity and depression and anxiety, separately, in Senegalese women living with diabetes and hypertension.

Nicotine dependence among young adults: Comparing exclusive ENDS users to exclusive cigarette smokers.

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).

Anxiety as a predictor of the age of initiation of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescents and young adults.

Background: Previous research has shown important links between anxiety and the use of tobacco and cannabis. However, it remains unclear whether anxiety leads youth to start using tobacco and cannabis at an earlier age.

Methods: Data were drawn from Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance System for the years 2019-2021(Waves 9-14).

Depressive symptoms and the age of initiation of tobacco and marijuana use among adolescents and young adults.

Background: Studies have demonstrated important associations between depressive symptoms and tobacco and marijuana use. However, to date, it is unknown if depressive symptoms predispose youth to tobacco and marijuana use at earlier ages over time.

Methods: Data from the Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance System (TATAMS) for the years 2019-2021 (Waves 9-14) were used.

The Association Between Tobacco and Cannabis Use and the Age of Onset of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: Among Adolescents and Young Adults.

Introduction: No studies have prospectively explored the association between the use of tobacco or cannabis use and the age of onset of depressive or anxiety symptoms, and no studies have identified the peak ages and ranges of onset of these symptoms among tobacco and/or cannabis users.

Aims And Methods: This is a secondary analysis of Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance System data, waves 9-14 (2019-20121). Participants were in 10th grade, 12th grade, and 2 years post-high school (HS) at baseline (wave 9).

Neighborhood Characteristics and the Burden of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: An Ecological Comparison Study.

E-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) is a severe consequence of vaping first described in 2019. Investigating associations between neighborhood-level characteristics and EVALI cases is an important step in identifying at-risk communities to implement future targeted prevention programs. We retrospectively identified 41 adolescents <19 years hospitalized for treatment for EVALI at Children's Medical Center Dallas from December 2018 to June 2021.