2023
Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical Menthol Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes
Tam J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Buckell J, Sindelar J, Meza R. Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical Menthol Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 26: 785-789. PMID: 38147008, PMCID: PMC11109486, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMenthol cigarette banMenthol cigarettesE-cigarettesYoung adultsCigarette banPublic health benefitsYoung adults ages 18Adults ages 18Most respondentsTobacco use behaviorsUS young adultsMenthol banTobacco useCigarette availabilitySmokingDual useAge 18CigarettesCombustible tobaccoHealth benefitsFederal banAdultsFlavour banTobaccoUse behaviorsResponses to Real-World and Hypothetical E-Cigarette Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Use Flavored E-Cigarettes
Tam J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Buckell J, Sindelar J, Meza R. Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical E-Cigarette Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Use Flavored E-Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 26: 1113-1117. PMID: 38141252, PMCID: PMC11260892, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchE-cigarette availabilityE-cigarettesYoung adultsFlavor restrictionsFlavour banCombustible tobaccoForms of tobaccoYoung adults ages 18Adults ages 18National surveyTobacco use behaviorsFlavored e-cigarettesPublic health consequencesUS young adultsHalf of respondentsCigarette useUnaffected participantsDual useAge 18Health consequencesFirst national surveyTobacco productsHealth harmsNegative public health consequencesFederal ban
2021
An Expert Elicitation on the Effects of a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Cigars in the United States
Levy DT, Cadham CJ, Sanchez-Romero LM, Knoll M, Travis N, Yuan Z, Li Y, Mistry R, Douglas CE, Tam J, Sertkaya A, Warner KE, Meza R. An Expert Elicitation on the Effects of a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Cigars in the United States. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2021, 23: 1911-1920. PMID: 34097061, PMCID: PMC8496475, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntab121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenthol smokersTobacco useMenthol cigarettesCombustible tobacco useUS FoodDrug AdministrationCigarette useE-cigarettesProduct useCurrent menthol smokersMenthol cigarette useRegular tobacco useNicotine product useGreater reductionCombustible tobacco productsTobacco use transitionsAfrican AmericansTobacco product useCombustible useCurrent smokersNonmenthol smokersCombustible tobacco product useMenthol banSmokeless tobaccoAge 35
2018
Students’ Cigarette Smoking and the Perceived Nicotine Content of Their E-cigarettes
Tam J, Warner KE. Students’ Cigarette Smoking and the Perceived Nicotine Content of Their E-cigarettes. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2018, 55: 376-383. PMID: 30033026, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.04.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarettesCigarette smokingNicotine exposureFrequent smokersNon-current smokersChi-square testE-cigarette useNicotine contentSmoking statusRegular smokersSmoking intensitySmoking frequencySmokersSmoking behaviorBrain developmentSmokingNicotineYouth e-cigarette usePercentage distributionHash oilExposureLarge proportionProportion of studentsSignificant relationshipStatus
2016
Modeling the Effects of E-cigarettes on Smoking Behavior
Cherng ST, Tam J, Christine PJ, Meza R. Modeling the Effects of E-cigarettes on Smoking Behavior. Epidemiology 2016, 27: 819-826. PMID: 27093020, PMCID: PMC5039081, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useSmoking behaviorE-cigarettesSmoking statusSmoking cessationCigarette smoking behaviorElectronic cigarette useE-cigarette use prevalenceCurrent smokersE-cigarette regulationsLong-term effectsSmoking outcomesSmoking initiationCigarette useUse prevalencePrevalenceSmokersCessationCurrent knowledgeOutcomesConsiderable controversyInitiationPossible effectsStatusUnknown effects