2024
Unintended exposure to e-liquids and subsequent health outcomes among US youth and adults
Lee J, Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S, Camenga D. Unintended exposure to e-liquids and subsequent health outcomes among US youth and adults. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0308006. PMID: 39078829, PMCID: PMC11288430, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsE-liquid exposureYoung adultsUS youthAssociated with higher oddsE-cigarette useHealth outcomesHigher oddsAnalytic sampleWarning labelsWave 5E-cigarettesPopulation AssessmentPackaging regulationsAdultsHospitalYouthPrevalenceOutcomesSurvey dataE-liquidsDevice typeOddsHealthUnintended exposure
2023
The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths
Simon P, Buta E, Jackson A, Camenga D, Kong G, Morean M, Bold K, Davis D, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107437. PMID: 36731754, PMCID: PMC10507373, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useSymptoms of dependenceNicotine dependenceMultiple product useSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsProduct useSeparate multinomial logistic regression modelsHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1Smokeless tobacco usersHigher nicotine dependence scoresNicotine dependence scoresDemographic factorsLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regression modelsMultivariable modelTobacco usersHigh riskDependence scoresSymptomsGreater likelihoodUse statusWave 4Regression models
2020
Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2
Simon P, Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Kong G, Morean ME, Camenga D, Bold KW, Krishnan‐Sarin S. Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2. Addiction 2020, 115: 740-747. PMID: 31618491, PMCID: PMC7361287, DOI: 10.1111/add.14828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of cigarettesE-cigarettesHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1US youthProbability of progressionUsers of cigarettesNon-institutionalized populationTobacco use statusTobacco use profilesSocio-demographic predictorsRate of useCurrent useProspective surveyMore tobacco productsLatent transition analysisSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsHealth StudyUS civilianParental education levelTobacco productsCigarettesPopulation AssessmentUse status
2019
Perceived ease of flavored e-cigarette use and e-cigarette use progression among youth never tobacco users
Chen-Sankey JC, Kong G, Choi K. Perceived ease of flavored e-cigarette use and e-cigarette use progression among youth never tobacco users. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0212353. PMID: 30811486, PMCID: PMC6392261, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212353.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Hookah Use Among US Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 to 2017
Cooper M, Pacek LR, Guy MC, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Stanton C, Kong G. Hookah Use Among US Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2009 to 2017. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2018, 21: 1590-1599. PMID: 29961895, PMCID: PMC6861827, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nty135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHookah useSystematic reviewTobacco productsUS youthConcurrent useQualitative synthesisFamily Smoking PreventionPsychosocial risk factorsTobacco Control ActDrug Administration authorityPopular tobacco productTobacco use transitionsResearch prioritiesUse of hookahMale genderRisk factorsSmoking preventionStudy qualityMore researchUS FoodSociodemographic correlatesOlder ageVulnerable populationsHookahLongitudinal study
2012
A Review of Culturally Targeted/Tailored Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Interventions for Minority Adolescents
Kong G, Singh N, Krishnan-Sarin S. A Review of Culturally Targeted/Tailored Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Interventions for Minority Adolescents. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2012, 14: 1394-1406. PMID: 22614548, PMCID: PMC3509015, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research