2023
Psychometric evaluation of the sensory e-cigarette expectancies scale for use with adolescents
Morean M, Davis D, Kong G, Bold K, Krishnan-Sarin S. Psychometric evaluation of the sensory e-cigarette expectancies scale for use with adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2023, 148: 107869. PMID: 37778234, PMCID: PMC10623380, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107869.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Does it come from tobacco? Young adults’ interpretations of the term “tobacco-free nicotine” in a cross-sectional national survey sample
Morean ME, Bold KW, Davis DR, Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S, Camenga DR. Does it come from tobacco? Young adults’ interpretations of the term “tobacco-free nicotine” in a cross-sectional national survey sample. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0268464. PMID: 35559988, PMCID: PMC9106148, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHumansNicotineTobaccoTobacco ProductsTobacco, SmokelessYoung AdultE-cigarette device type and combustible tobacco use: Results from a pooled analysis of 10,482 youth
Kong G, Chaffee BW, Wu R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Liu F, Leventhal AM, McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis J. E-cigarette device type and combustible tobacco use: Results from a pooled analysis of 10,482 youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 232: 109279. PMID: 35063841, PMCID: PMC8885961, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109279.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
E-cigarette use and adverse respiratory symptoms among adolescents and Young adults in the United States
Chaffee BW, Barrington-Trimis J, Liu F, Wu R, McConnell R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Leventhal AM, Kong G. E-cigarette use and adverse respiratory symptoms among adolescents and Young adults in the United States. Preventive Medicine 2021, 153: 106766. PMID: 34418439, PMCID: PMC8595821, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHumansTobacco ProductsTobacco UseUnited StatesVapingYoung AdultConceptsShortness of breathE-cigarette useAdverse respiratory symptomsRespiratory symptomsE-cigarette usersAsthma exacerbationsYoung adultsFrequent e-cigarette usersSymptoms of bronchitisSymptoms of asthmaCross-sectional studyDays/monthTobacco use behaviorsBronchitic symptomsRespiratory outcomesAdjusted oddsMultivariable modelingStudy populationHealth statusSymptomsE-cigarette devicesBronchitisShortnessExacerbationBreath
2020
Trends in various e-cigarette devices used by high school adolescents from 2017-2019
Bold KW, Kong G, Morean M, Gueorguieva R, Camenga DR, Simon P, Davis DR, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Trends in various e-cigarette devices used by high school adolescents from 2017-2019. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108497. PMID: 33421797, PMCID: PMC7861878, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school students’ use of JUUL pod flavors before and after JUUL implemented voluntary sales restrictions on certain flavors in 2018
Morean ME, Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Jackson A, Simon P, Davis DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. High school students’ use of JUUL pod flavors before and after JUUL implemented voluntary sales restrictions on certain flavors in 2018. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243368. PMID: 33320885, PMCID: PMC7737969, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferences in JUUL Appeal Among Past and Current Youth JUUL Users
Davis DR, Krishnan-Sarin S, Bold KW, Morean ME, Jackson A, Camenga D, Kong G. Differences in JUUL Appeal Among Past and Current Youth JUUL Users. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 23: 807-814. PMID: 33247938, PMCID: PMC8095239, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacological effectsPast usersPositive pharmacological effectsCurrent usersE-cigarettesAdverse pharmacological effectsCross-sectional surveyPeer useLogistic regressionJUUL usersPrevention effortsUse statusNicotine contentCurrent useCurrent studyConnecticut high schoolsJUUL useJUULProduct characteristicsDifferencesFirst tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Grobman B, Wu R, Jackson A, Bold KW, Morean ME, Camenga DR, Davis DR, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong G. First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 113: 106666. PMID: 33130462, PMCID: PMC8194003, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleSocial ClassTobacco ProductsConceptsFirst tobacco productRace/ethnicityTobacco productsSocioeconomic statusE-cigarettesLow socioeconomic statusTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsDifferent tobacco productsTobacco product usersMiddle socioeconomic statusMultinomial logistic regression modelsTobacco useGreater oddsPrevention strategiesReference groupAnalytic sampleCross-sectional survey dataProduct useCigarettesRegression modelsBluntEthnicityNon-Hispanic white studentsConnecticut high schoolsE-cigarette devices used on school grounds
Jackson A, Kong G, Wu R, Morean ME, Davis DR, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Bold KW, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. E-cigarette devices used on school grounds. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 110: 106516. PMID: 32622027, PMCID: PMC7415711, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDripping and vape tricks: Alternative e-cigarette use behaviors among adolescents
Kong G, Morean ME, Bold KW, Wu R, Bhatti H, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Dripping and vape tricks: Alternative e-cigarette use behaviors among adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 107: 106394. PMID: 32222561, PMCID: PMC7308079, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHumansTobacco ProductsVaping
2019
Appeal of JUUL among adolescents
Kong G, Bold KW, Morean ME, Bhatti H, Camenga DR, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Appeal of JUUL among adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 205: 107691. PMID: 31706249, PMCID: PMC7307218, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107691.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Trajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth
Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Simon P, Cavallo DA, Morean ME, Krishnan-Sarin S. Trajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth. Pediatrics 2018, 141: e20171832. PMID: 29203523, PMCID: PMC5744268, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1832.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Early age of e-cigarette use onset mediates the association between impulsivity and e-cigarette use frequency in youth
Bold KW, Morean ME, Kong G, Simon P, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Early age of e-cigarette use onset mediates the association between impulsivity and e-cigarette use frequency in youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 181: 146-151. PMID: 29055268, PMCID: PMC5683935, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useMore frequent e-cigarette useEarly ageFrequent e-cigarette useE-cigarette use onsetLong-term useE-cigarette initiationE-cigarette usersE-cigarette use frequencyE-cigarette interventionsBehavioral impulsivityRisk factorsEarly initiationUnknown health effectsDomains of impulsivityImpulsive youthE-cigarettesGreater riskPast monthImpulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth
Weckler H, Kong G, Larsen H, Cousijn J, Wiers RW, Krishnan-Sarin S. Impulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 363-372. PMID: 29048185, PMCID: PMC6849389, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCigarette SmokingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImpulsive BehaviorMaleSmokingSmoking CessationTreatment OutcomeConceptsCognitive bias modificationBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleExperiential Discounting TaskApproach tendenciesAdolescent smokersApproach bias modificationEffect of impulsivityConstruct of impulsivityAdolescent smoking statusHigher BIS scoresBias modificationCigarette stimuliSmoking statusHigh impulsivityImpulsiveness ScaleImpulsivitySham trainingStudy 1Study 2Adolescents' oddsSmoking cessation interventionCessation outcomesBIS scoresTreatment studiesSmoking behavior
2016
Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in the Russian Federation
Kong G, Idrisov B, Galimov A, Masagutov R, Sussman S. Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in the Russian Federation. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 52: 332-339. PMID: 27767370, PMCID: PMC5527679, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1225766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceRisk FactorsSiberiaSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsRussian FederationCurrent and Former Smokers’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking: An Exploratory Study of Adolescents and Young Adults
Camenga DR, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Current and Former Smokers’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking: An Exploratory Study of Adolescents and Young Adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 19: 1531-1535. PMID: 27663781, PMCID: PMC5896554, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useFrequent e-cigarette useE-cigarettesSmokers' useSmoking cessationYoung adultsMore frequent e-cigarette useElectronic cigarettesSmoking cessation medicationsCigarette smoking statusE-cigarette use patternsSmoking medicationsCessation medicationsFormer smokersCurrent smokersSmoking statusComparative safetyQuitting smokingTobacco abstinenceWhite raceAdjusted modelPerceptions of harmfulnessE-cigarette flavorsSmokersSmokingNicotine concentration of e-cigarettes used by adolescents
Morean ME, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Camenga DR, Krishnan-Sarin S. Nicotine concentration of e-cigarettes used by adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 167: 224-227. PMID: 27592270, PMCID: PMC5158305, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsFemaleHumansMaleNicotineSchoolsSex FactorsSmokingConceptsNicotine usersNicotine e-liquidE-cigarettesNicotine concentrationsE-cigarette usersNicotine-free e-liquidsHigher nicotine concentrationsE-liquidsOwn e-cigaretteCross-sectional surveyLiquid nicotine concentrationHigher nicotine levelsE-cigarette use frequencySmoking statusCigarette smokingMale sexMore smokersNicotine exposureTobacco shopsNicotine levelsSmokersAdolescentsMore malesSexMalesLatent class analysis of current e-cigarette and other substance use in high school students
Morean ME, Kong G, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Latent class analysis of current e-cigarette and other substance use in high school students. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 161: 292-297. PMID: 26922282, PMCID: PMC4809435, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
High School Students’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Vaporize Cannabis
Morean ME, Kong G, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. High School Students’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Vaporize Cannabis. Pediatrics 2015, 136: 611-616. PMID: 26347431, PMCID: PMC4586732, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1727.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
E-cigarette Use Among High School and Middle School Adolescents in Connecticut
Krishnan-Sarin S, Morean ME, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Kong G. E-cigarette Use Among High School and Middle School Adolescents in Connecticut. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 17: 810-818. PMID: 25385873, PMCID: PMC4674435, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntu243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent cigarette smokersCigarette smokersE-cigarette useE-cigarettesE-cigarette usersLifetime e-cigarette usersNicotine-containing e-cigarettesElectronic cigarette useE-cigarette advertisementsFirst tobacco productE-cigarette awarenessSmokersCigarette useTobacco productsLimited evidenceLongitudinal monitoringAnonymous survey