2024
Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021
Brouwer A, Jeon J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Land S, Holford T, Friedman A, Tam J, Mistry R, Levy D, Meza R. Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021. Tobacco Control 2024, tc-2023-058453. PMID: 39174323, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic nicotine delivery systemsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyLung injury outbreakAge groupsDual usePatterns of cigaretteNicotine delivery systemsENDS initiationAdult age groupsDual usersCigarette initiationPublic health implicationsHealth StudyCigaretteMultistate transition modelDelivery systemAdultsHealth implicationsTobacco 21 Laws and Youth Tobacco Use: The Role of Policy Attributes.
Friedman A, Pesko M. Tobacco 21 Laws and Youth Tobacco Use: The Role of Policy Attributes. American Journal Of Public Health 2024, 114: 90-97. PMID: 38091563, PMCID: PMC10726938, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2023.307447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic nicotine delivery systems useElectronic nicotine delivery systemsT21 lawsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System dataPopulation Assessment of TobaccoSurveillance System dataNicotine delivery systemsTobacco useEffect modificationPercentage of state residentsCigar useLocal tobaccoFixed effects analysisPopulation AssessmentState residentsCigaretteTobaccoCigarsSystem dataState policymakersDatabase dataNoncompliance penaltiesYouthPolicy attributesUse
2022
Intended and unintended effects of e-cigarette taxes on youth tobacco use
Abouk R, Courtemanche C, Dave D, Feng B, Friedman A, Maclean J, Pesko M, Sabia J, Safford S. Intended and unintended effects of e-cigarette taxes on youth tobacco use. Journal Of Health Economics 2022, 87: 102720. PMID: 36565585, PMCID: PMC9879683, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung adult responses to taxes on cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems
Friedman AS, Pesko MF. Young adult responses to taxes on cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems. Addiction 2022, 117: 3121-3128. PMID: 35852452, PMCID: PMC9796020, DOI: 10.1111/add.16002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic nicotine delivery systemsNicotine delivery systemsDaily vapingYoung adulthoodRegular tobacco useMultivariable linear regressionTobacco Use SupplementOverall health implicationsCigarette smokingDaily smokingRegular smokingObservational studyTobacco useRecent smokingSmokingCigarette tax increaseENDS useYoung adults' responsesDelivery systemHealth costsVapingHealth implicationsRecent evidenceCigarette taxesSignificant reduction