Lifestyle Factors and Associations with Individual and Comorbid Cardiometabolic and Pulmonary Disease Among U.S. Adults.

Background: Although lifestyle factors have been linked to chronic diseases among adults, their association with diagnosed individual and comorbid cardiometabolic (CMD) and pulmonary disease (PD) is not fully known. This study aimed to examine the associations between lifestyle factors and individual and comorbid CMD and PD among U.S.

Health Care Provider E-Cigarette-Related Advice and E-Cigarette Harm Perceptions Among Youth.

Purpose: Health care providers (HCP) are uniquely positioned to advise against electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, potentially influencing youth perceptions of e-cigarette harms. However, research examining these associations is scant. We examined whether HCP e-cigarette-related advice is associated with youth e-cigarette harm perceptions.

Initial experimentation with tobacco is associated with subsequent tobacco use patterns among youth in the United States.

Understanding the association between initial experimentation with a tobacco product and subsequent patterns of tobacco use among youth is important to informing prevention activities for youth in the US. We conducted an online survey from August to October 2017 among youth aged 13-18 years. The current analysis focused on respondents reporting initial experimentation with any tobacco product (n = 2,022).

Extensive social media use and frequency of current e-cigarette use among US youth.

Introduction: Both electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and social media use among youth are public health concerns. While the health impacts of extensive social media use and frequent use of e-cigarettes have been discussed independently in the literature, little is known about the relationship between the two. This study aims to examine the potential association between extensive social media use and the frequency of current, e-cigarette use among United States (US) youth.

Factors associated with disposable electronic cigarette use among US youth: A national repeated cross-sectional study, 2021-22.

Background And Aims: Disposable electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is becoming more popular among US youth, given the shifting landscape in product marketing, availability and regulation. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of and test factors associated with the most used e-cigarette product (disposable versus other) among US youth aged 9-18 years who currently use e-cigarettes.

Design, Setting And Participants: This was an observational study using cross-sectional data from the US-based 2021 and 2022 National Youth Tobacco Surveys (n = 48 704).

Prevalence of and trends in current cannabis use among US youth and adults, 2013-2022.

Introduction: Cannabis use is increasing due to several factors including the adoption of laws legalizing its use across the United States (US). We examined changes in current cannabis use among US youth and adults and by key sociodemographic groups.

Methods: Using data from the 2013-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (n=543,195), we estimated the prevalence of (2013-2019, 2020, 2021-2022) and trends in (2013-2019, 2021-2022) current (i.

Psychological Distress and Cannabis Vaping Among U.S. Adolescents.

Introduction: Cannabis vaping has become increasingly popular among adolescents in recent years. However, research examining mental health determinants of cannabis vaping is scant. This study investigated the relationship between psychological distress and cannabis vaping among a nationally representative sample of U.

Differences in health care provider screening for tobacco use among youth in the United States: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2021.

Objective: Health care providers (HCP) are encouraged to screen youth for tobacco product use as a key step in preventing such use and associated health outcomes. However, recent data examining differences in HCP tobacco screening by sociodemographic characteristics and tobacco use is scant.

Methods: Data from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey (N = 14,685) were analyzed.

The Role of Perceived Neighborhood Cohesion in the Association between Depressive Symptoms and Cigarette Smoking.

Background: Greater depression has been linked to increased smoking rates. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not fully understood. It is possible that high perceived neighborhood cohesion may serve as one such mechanism given its associations with decreased depression and smoking.

Differences in health care provider advice on abstaining from tobacco use: Findings from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey.

Background: Health care providers' (HCP) advice on tobacco prevention and cessation is critical in addressing the tobacco use epidemic among adolescents. However, examination of whether receiving advice from HCPs differs by adolescent sociodemographic characteristics and tobacco use is limited.

Methods: HCP advice to abstain from using tobacco was examined using the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey (N = 12,483).

Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Racial discrimination has been identified as a risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among racial/ethnic minority groups; however, there is no synthesis of current knowledge on the association between discrimination and cardiometabolic diseases. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize evidence linking racial/ethnic discrimination and cardiometabolic diseases.

Methods: The review was conducted based on studies identified via electronic searches of 5 databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, WorldWideScience.

Harm perceptions of secondhand e-cigarette aerosol among youth in the United States.

E-cigarette use among youth remains a public health concern. Although extant literature has examined the perceived harms of cigarette use and secondhand smoke, perceptions of harms associated with secondhand e-cigarette aerosol (SHA) are not well understood. Therefore, we used data from the 2020 U.

Differences in young adults' perceptions of e-cigarettes by history of use.

The current study examined group differences in college students' views on e-cigarettes in terms of safety, popularity, health risks, social acceptability, efficacy as a cessation aid, and promoting combustible cigarette use. : 337 undergraduates ( = 20.84,  = 3.

Readability of online e-cigarette cessation information.

Introduction: Given the growing awareness of the health risks associated with e-cigarettes, many users will access information about how to effectively quit using e-cigarettes, and the internet likely will be a popular source of information. However, little is known about the readability of online e-cigarette cessation information. Therefore, the goal of the current study was to assess the readability of webpage information about e-cigarette cessation.

Association between electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) device and E-liquid alterations and flavor use with clinical and EVALI-like symptoms.

Studies reporting clinical symptoms related to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) usage, especially types of devices and e-liquids, are sparse. The sample included 1,432 current ENDS users, ages 18-64, from a nationwide online survey conducted in 2016. ENDS use included device types, nicotine content, flavors, and e-liquid used.

Appalachian youth e-cigarette harm perceptions and tobacco use.

Introduction: E-cigarettes are the most popular tobacco product among youth. Although harm perceptions have been linked to youth e-cigarette use, little research focuses on vulnerable populations, such as Appalachian youth. This study examines associations between e-cigarette harm perceptions and tobacco use among a sample of Appalachian youth.

Tobacco Use Status and Temptation to Try E-Cigarettes among a Sample of Appalachian Youth.

E-cigarettes are commonly used tobacco products among youth populations, including Appalachian youth. However, knowledge of the extent to which tobacco use status relates to temptation to try e-cigarettes is limited. Data from the Youth Appalachian Tobacco Study ( = 1047) were used.

Sex differences in associations between receiving and sharing tobacco-related information and tobacco product use among Appalachian Youth.

Introduction: Given that Appalachian youth tobacco use rates are higher than the US national average, it is important to understand whether sex differences shape associations between receiving and sharing product information and using tobacco.

Methods: Middle and high school students in rural Appalachia (n=1038) were surveyed about tobacco-related perceptions and behaviors, including ways youth receive and share conventional tobacco-related and e-cigarette-related information. Youth were characterized as tobacco users (i.

Tobacco perceptions and practices: User groups and demographic characteristics, Mississippi, USA.

Introduction: Despite decreases in the overall US smoking rate, tobacco use remains more common in some areas and by some groups. Deeper understanding of group differences is needed in order to tailor public health campaigns to the interests, perceptions and experiences of targeted audiences. Although some differences have been identified across African American and Caucasian smokers in the United States, additional insight is needed regarding factors that differentiate these groups.

Sociodemographic differences in single, dual, and poly tobacco use among Appalachian youth.

Introduction: Patterns of youth tobacco use, including use of multiple products, have likely shifted as e-cigarettes have grown in popularity. However, there is limited understanding of dual and poly tobacco use and the associated disparities, especially among Appalachian youth.

Methods: We analyzed Youth Appalachian Tobacco Study data (n=1116) to estimate prevalence of current (past-30 day) cigarette, e-cigarette, and smokeless tobacco use by gender, race/ethnicity, age, school type, state, smartphone use, and number of household tobacco users.

High Prevalence of Tobacco Product and E-Cigarette Use among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees.

Electronic dance music (EDM) party attendees are at high risk for use of various illegal drugs; however, little is known about their tobacco use. Understanding tobacco use patterns in this population at high risk for illegal drug use can inform multi-product interventions. 954 EDM party attendees (ages 18-40) were surveyed in New York City in 2017.