E-vaping and high-fat diet consumption: It's all a hazy memory.
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity
Alcohol, cigarette, e-cigarette and marijuana use among adolescents and young adults with chronic kidney disease in Nort...
Published in Annals of epidemiology
This study aimed to describe substance use (SU) among adolescents and young adults (AYA) with chronic kidney disease, compare these findings with the general population, and identify associated risk factors. 708 AYA participants contributing 2475 person-visits from the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Study were used to estimate prevalence rates ...
Understanding Smoking Preferences: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment Amongst U.S. Adults
E-cigarette (vaping) use has increased dramatically in recent years. While switching to vaping might benefit cigarette smokers, there is a risk of increased use by nonsmokers. Adults (N=525) aged 18 to 88 years made choices between two alternatives that differed in policy-relevant characteristics. Nonsmokers preferred e-cigarettes over all other to...
Association between electronic cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking initiation in adolescents: a systematic revie...
Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundThis systematic review of prospective longitudinal primary studies sought to determine whether electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use by teenagers who had never smoked conventional tobacco cigarettes (tobacco cigarettes) at baseline was associated with subsequently commencing tobacco cigarette smoking.MethodsThe review followed the princi...
The role of affective urgency and emotion regulation in vaping susceptibility
Published in Addictive Behaviors Reports
Introduction The prevalence of E-cigarette use is increasing along with concerns about the negative health effects of their use. Understanding the psychological constructs associated with susceptibility to beginning regular e-cigarette use may be helpful for prevention efforts. Factors such as emotion regulation (ER) and impulsivity, specifically u...
The impact of E-cigarette vaping and vapour constituents on bone health
Published in Journal of Inflammation
BackgroundIn contrast to cigarettes, electronic cigarette use (E-cigarettes) has grown substantially over the last decade. This is due to their promotion as both a safer alternative to cigarettes and as an aide to stop smoking. Critically, upon E-cigarette use, the user may be exposed to high doses of nicotine in addition to other compounds includi...
Effect of Massachusetts House Bill No. 4196 on electronic cigarette use: a mixed-methods study
Published in Harm Reduction Journal
BackgroundElectronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are devices that deliver nicotine-containing aerosol and were used by 2.8% of American adults in 2017. Many people who smoke cigarettes have used e-cigarettes for smoking cessation, and the general consensus among health providers is that while vaping is not harmless, it is less harmful than smoking...
Increases in Frequent Vaping of Cannabis Among High School Seniors in the United States, 2018-2019.
Published in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Studies have examined trends in cannabis vaping, but research is needed to examine trends in more frequent use as this may increase risk for adverse health outcomes. Data were from 12,561 high school seniors participating in the Monitoring the Future national study. Prevalence of self-reported frequent vaping of cannabis (defined as using ≥10 times...
Public health implications of vaping in the USA: the smoking and vaping simulation model
Published in Population Health Metrics
BackgroundNicotine vaping products (NVPs) are increasingly popular worldwide. They may provide public health benefits if used as a substitute for smoking, but may create public health harms if used as a gateway to smoking or to discourage smoking cessation. This paper presents the Smoking and Vaping Model (SAVM), a user-friendly model which estimat...
Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy of a Novel EEG-Based Objective Test, the Cognalyzer ®, in Detecting Cannabis Psych...
Published in Advances in Therapy
Introduction Current standards for identifying recent cannabis use are based on body fluid testing. The Cognalyzer® is a novel electroencephalography (EEG) measurement device and algorithm designed to objectively characterize brainwave alterations associated with cannabis. The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy, sensitivity and spec...
