Publications

Anderson, M. K., Whitted, L., Mason, T. B., Pang, R. D., Tackett, A. P., & Leventhal, A. M.. Characterizing Different-Flavored E-Cigarette Solutions From User-Reported Sensory Attributes and Appeal. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.2022. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pha0000563

Harlow AF, Stokes AC, Brooks DR, Benjamin EJ, Barrington-Trimis JL, Ross CS. E-Cigarette Use and Combustible Cigarette Smoking Initiation among Youth: Accounting for Time-Varying Exposure and Time-Dependent Confounding. Epidemiology. 2022 Mar 29. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001491. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35394965.

Islam T, Braymiller J, Eckel SP, et alSecondhand nicotine vaping at home and respiratory symptoms in young adultsThorax Published Online First: 10 January 2022. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217041

Kechter A, Simpson KA, Ceasar RC, Schiff SJ, Yamaguchi N, Bluthenthal RN, Smiley SL, Barrington-Trimis JL. Trajectories of Nicotine Use Leading to Dual and Cyclical Tobacco Product Use in Young Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Jun 15;24(7):986-993. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab249. PMID: 34850184; PMCID: PMC9199940

Kong G, Chaffee BW, Wu R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Liu F, Leventhal AM, McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis J. Ecigarette device type and combustible tobacco use: Results from a pooled analysis of 10,482 youth. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Mar 1;232:109279. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109279. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35063841; PMCID: PMC8885961.

Majmundar A, Chu M, Perez C, Hoang Y, Yuan J, Unger JB, Allem JP. Tobacco and cannabis use advertisements targeting adolescents and young adults on Snapchat in 2019. Prev Med Reports. 2022; 26(101758). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101758.

Miech R, Leventhal AM, O’Malley PM, Johnston LD, Barrington-Trimis JL. Failed Attempts to Quit Combustible Cigarettes and e-Cigarettes Among US Adolescents. JAMA. 2022;327(12):1179–1181. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.1692

Tackett AP, Barrington-Trimis JL, Leventhal AM. ‘Flavour ban approved’: new marketing strategies from tobacco-free nicotine pouch maker Zyn. Tob Control 2022;0:1–2. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057222

Unger JB, Barker JO, Cruz TB, Leventhal AM, Pentz MA. .Lucy—Novel Flavored Nicotine Gum, Lozenges, and Pouches: Are They Misleading Consumers?, Substance Use & Misuse, 2022. DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2076881

Vassey J, Valente T, Barker J, et al.E-cigarette brands and social media influencers on Instagram: a social network analysis.Tobacco Control Published Online First: 07 February 2022. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057053

Vogel EA, Barrington-Trimis JL, Kechter A, Tackett AP, Liu F, Sussman S, Lerman C, Unger JB, Hughes Halbert C, Chaffee BW, Leventhal AM. Differences in Young Adults’ Perceptions of and Willingness to Use Nicotine Pouches by Tobacco Use Status. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(5):2685. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052685

Wipfli HL, Kim M, Vassey J, Stanton C. Vaping and anime: a growing area of concern. Tob Control 2022;0:1–3. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057195

Yamaguchi N, Kechter A, Schiff SJ, Braymiller JL, Ceasar RC, Simpson KA, Bluthenthal RN, Barrington-Trimis JL. Critical Challenges and Creative Solutions for Quantifying Nicotine Vaping: Qualitative Reports From Young Adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Feb 14;24(3):416-420. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab074. PMID: 33846743; PMCID: PMC8842405.
Allem J, Dormanesh A, Majmundar A, Rivera V, Chu M, Unger J, Cruz T. Leading Topics in Twitter Discourse on JUUL and Puff Bar Products: Content Analysis. J Med Internet Res 2021;23(7):e26510 URL: https://www.jmir.org/2021/7/e26510 DOI: 10.2196/26510

Allem J, Dormanesh A, Majmundar A, Unger J, Kirkpatrick M, Choube A, Aithal A, Ferrara E, Boley Cruz T
Topics of Nicotine-Related Discussions on Twitter: Infoveillance Study. J Med Internet Res 2021;23(6):e25579
URL: https://www.jmir.org/2021/6/e25579 DOI: 10.2196/25579

Barker JO, Vassey J, Chen-Sankey JC, Allem JP, Cruz TB, Unger JB. Categorizing IQOS-Related Twitter Discussions. Int J Environ Res Public Health.
2021 Apr 30;18(9):4836. doi:10.3390/ijerph18094836. PMID: 33946546.

Berg, C.J., Duan, X., Getachew, B., Pulvers, K., Crawford, N., Sussman, S., Ma, Y., Jones-Harrell, C.,
Henriksen, L. (2021). Young Adult E-cigarette Use and Retail Exposure in 6 US Metropolitan Areas. Tob Regul Sci. 7(1). 59-75. doi.org/10.18001/TRS.7.1.5

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. Prev Med. 2021 Aug 18:106766. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106766. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34418439.

Chen-Sankey JC, Kechter A, Barrington-Trimis J, McConnell R, Krueger EA, Cruz TB, Unger JB, Chaffee BW, Leventhal A. Effect of a hypothetical modified risk tobacco product claim on heated tobacco product use intention and perceptions in young adults. Tob Control. 2021 May 31:tobaccocontrol-2021-056479. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056479. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34059552.

Cho, J., Bello, M. S., Christie, N. C., Monterosso, J. R., & Leventhal, A. M. (2021). Adolescent emotional disorder symptoms and transdiagnostic vulnerabilities as predictors of young adult substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Mediation by substance-related coping behaviors. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1-19.

Chu KH, Matheny SJ, Sidani JE, Allem JP, Unger JB, Cruz TB. Instagram’s #JUUL: who’s posting what. Transl Behav Med. 2021 Feb 11;11(1):257-261. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibz169. PMID: 31912873; PMCID: PMC7877305.

Cwalina SN, Braymiller JL, Leventhal AM, Unger JB, McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis JL. Prevalence of Young Adult Vaping, Substance Vaped, and Purchase Location Across Five Categories of Vaping Devices, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Volume 23, Issue 5, May 2021, Pages 829–835, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa232

Cwalina SN, Ihenacho U, Barker J, et al. Advancing racial equity and social justice for Black communities in US tobacco control policyTobacco Control Published Online First: 15 September 2021. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056704

Cwalina SN, McConnell R, Benowitz NL, Barrington-Trimis JL. Tobacco-free Nicotine – New Name, Same Scheme? N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 23;385(26):2406-2408. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2111159. Epub 2021 Dec 18. PMID: 34919358.

Cwalina SN, Pacek LR, Barrington-Trimis JL, Tackett AP, Pentz MA. Cross-Sectional Associations of Multiple Tobacco Product Use with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Young Adult E-Cigarette Users. Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Jul 29:1-8. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1954026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34320919.

Escobedo P, Rosenthal EL, Saucier CJ, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Kirkpatrick M, Allem JP. Electronic Cigarette Product Placement and Imagery in Popular Music Videos. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Aug 4;23(8):1367-1372. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa273. PMID: 33367917.

Fu R, Shi J, Chaiton M, Leventhal AM, Unger JB, Barrington-Trimis JL. A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Predictors of Frequent Vaping and Vulnerable Californian Youth Subgroups. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Dec 9:ntab257. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab257. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34888698.

Galimov, A., Leventhal A., Meza, L., Unger, J. B., Huh, J., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., & Sussman, S. Prevalence of disposable pod use and consumer preference for e-cigarette product characteristics among vape shop customers in Southern California: a cross-sectional studyBMJ Open 2021;11:e049604. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049604

Huh J, Yu S, Galimov A, et alHypothetical flavour ban and intention to vape among vape shop customers: the role of flavour preference and e-cigarette dependenceTobacco Control Published Online First: 10 June 2021. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056321.

Kechter A, Barrington-Trimis JL, Cho J, Davis JP, Huh J, Black DS, Leventhal AM. Distress tolerance and subsequent substance use throughout high school. Addict Behav. 2021 Sep;120:106983. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106983. Epub 2021 May 8. PMID: 34010760; PMCID: PMC8184616.

Kechter A, Cho J, Miech RA, Barrington-Trimis JL, Leventhal AM. Nicotine dependence symptoms in U.S. youth who use JUUL E-cigarettes. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Oct 1;227:108941. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108941. Epub 2021 Aug 4. PMID: 34416679; PMCID: PMC8464491

Kim S, Mourali A, Allem JP, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Smiley SL. Instagram posts related to Backwoods cigarillo blunts: Content analysis. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2021 Feb 9: 7(2): e22946 DOI: 10.2196/22946

Kirkpatrick MG, Dormanesh A, Rivera V, et al. #FlavorsSaveLives: An analysis of Twitter posts opposing flavored e-cigarette bans. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2021;(ntaa276). doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaa276

Krueger EA, Bello MS, Unger J, Cruz TB, Barrington-Trimis JL, Braymiller JL, Lanza I, Chen-Sankey JC, Cho J, McConnell R, Leventhal AM. Sociodemographic differences in young adults’ recall of tobacco and cannabis marketing online and in television/film. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2021.(24). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101592.

Leventhal A, Dai H, Barrington-Trimis J, et al‘Ice’ flavoured e-cigarette use among young adultsTobacco Control Published Online First: 14 June 2021. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056416

Leventhal AM, Dai D, Barrington-Trimis JL, Tackett AP, Pedersen E, Tran DD. Disposable E-Cigarette Use Prevalence, Correlates, and Associations with Previous Tobacco Product Use in Young Adults, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2021;, ntab165, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab165

Leventhal AM, Dai H, Higgins ST. Smoking Cessation Prevalence and Inequalities in the United States: 2014–2019, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2021;, djab208, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djab208

Leventhal AM, Madden DR, Peraza N, et al. Effect of Exposure to e-Cigarettes With Salt vs Free-Base Nicotine on the Appeal and Sensory Experience of Vaping: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(1):e2032757.doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.32757

Liautaud MM, Barrington-Trimis JL, Liu F, Stokes A, Krueger EA, McConnell R, Pang RD. E-cigarette, cigarette, and cannabis use patterns as a function of sexual identity in a sample of Southern California young adults. Addict Behav Rep. 2021 Jan 16;13:100338. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100338. PMID: 33644294; PMCID: PMC7889792.

Lozano, A., Liu, F., Lee, T. K., Prado, G., Schwartz, S. J., Leventhal, A. M., Kelleghan, A. R., Unger, J. B., & Barrington-Trimis, J. L. (2021). Bidirectional associations between e-cigarette use and alcohol use across adolescence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 220, 108496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108496

Majmundar A, Allem JP, Cruz TB, Unger JB, Pentz MA. Monitoring Health Effects of Vaping Discussed on Twitter in 2018 and 2019. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Apr 9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06705-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33835311.

Majmundar A, Allem JP, Cruz TB, Unger JB, Pentz MA. Twitter Surveillance at the Intersection of the Triangulum, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2021;, ntab085, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab085

Majmundar A, Allem JP, Unger JB, Cruz TB. Vaping and COVID-19: Insights for Public Health and Clinical Care from Twitter. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 26;18(21):11231. doi:10.3390/ijerph182111231. PMID: 34769751; PMCID: PMC8583646.

Majmundar A, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Kirkpatrick MG, Allem JP. Exposure to E-Cigarette Product Placement in Music Videos Is Associated With Vaping Among Young Adults. Health Educ Behav. 2021 Apr 6:10901981211003867. doi:
10.1177/10901981211003867. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33821689.

Mason, T. B., & Leventhal, A. M. (2021). Relations among sweet taste preference, body mass index, and use of E-cigarettes for weight control motives in young adults. Eating Behaviors, 101497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101497

Mason TB, Leventhal AM. Weight Status and Effects of Non-Tobacco Flavors on E-Cigarette Product Appeal. Subst Use Misuse. 2021;56(6):848-853. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1899229. Epub 2021 Mar 23. PMID: 33754940.

Medel, D., Meza, L., Galimov, A., Steinberg, J.K., Berg, C.J., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., & Sussman, S. (2021). Longitudinal Tracking of Vape Shop Compliance With State Business Regulations Within Southern California Ethnic Neighborhoods During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Eval Health Prof, 44(1), 87-92.

Miech RA, Leventhal AM, Johnson LD. Recent, national trends in US adolescent use of menthol and non-menthol cigarettes. Tob Control. 2021 Dec 1:tobaccocontrol-2021-056970. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056970. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34853161.

Meza, L., Galimov, A., Huh, J., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Sussman, S. (2021). Compliance to FDA’s elimination of free tobacco product sampling at vape shops. Addictive Behaviors, 125, 107148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107148.

Morean ME, Wackowski OA, Eissenberg T, Delnevo CD, Krishnan-Sarin S. Adolescents and Young Adults Have Difficulty Understanding Nicotine Concentration Labels on Vaping Products Presented as mg/mL and Percent Nicotine. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Aug 4;23(8):1389-1397. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab007. PMID: 33433626.

Peraza N., Bello MS., Schiff SJ., Cho J., Zhang Y., Callahan C., Tackett A., Leventhal AM. Acute Effects of Pod-Style E-cigarettes in Vaping-Naïve Smokers. DAD. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109083

Samet JM, Barrington-Trimis J. E-Cigarettes and Harm Reduction: An Artificial Controversy Instead of Evidence and a Well-Framed Decision Context. Am J Public Health. 2021 Sep;111(9):1572-1574. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306457. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34436931; PMCID: PMC8589068.

Sargent JD, Stoolmiller M, Dai H, Barrington-Trimis JL, McConnell R, Audrain-McGovern J, Leventhal AM. First e-cigarette flavor and device type used: Associations with vaping persistence, frequency, and dependence in young adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Aug 30:ntab172. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab172. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34460934.

Simpson, K.A., Kechter, A., Schiff, S.J. et al. Characterizing symptoms of e-cigarette dependence: a qualitative study of young adults. BMC Public Health 21, 959 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10945-z

Villanti AC, LePine SE, West JC, Cruz TB, Stevens EM, Tetreault HJ, Unger JB, Wackowski OA, Mays D. Identifying message content to reduce vaping: Results from online message testing trials in young adult tobacco users. Addict Behav. 2021 Apr;115:106778. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106778. Epub 2020 Dec 11. PMID: 33341530; PMCID: PMC8085990.

Wills TA, Leventhal AM, Sargent JD, Pagano I. Concurrent Use of E-cigarettes, Combustible Cigarettes, and Marijuana. Pediatrics Oct 2021, 148 (4) e2021050749; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050749

Vassey J, Allem J, Barker J, et alE-cigarette use and promotion by social media influencers during videogame play on TwitchTobacco Control Published Online First: 08 October 2021. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056828
Barrington-Trimis JL. Reducing the Adverse Public Health Impact of Menthol Cigarettes in Disparate Populations. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020;22(4):456-457. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaa027

Barrington-Trimis JL, Braymiller JL, Unger JB, et al. Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(10):e2019022-e2019022.

Barrington-Trimis, J. L., Yang, Z., Schiff, S., Unger, J., Cruz, T. B., Urman, R., Cho, J., Samet, J. M., Leventhal, A. M., Berhane, K., & McConnell, R. (2020). E-cigarette Product Characteristics and Subsequent Frequency of Cigarette Smoking. Pediatrics, e20191652. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-1652

Begay, C., Soto, C., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Unger, J.B., Barahona, R., Rodriguez, Y.L., & Smiley, S.L. (2020). Cigarette and e-cigarette retail marketing on and near California Tribal lands. Health Promotion Practice. Special Supplement: Tobacco and Health Equity: Interventions, Research, and Strategies to Address Tobacco Use Among Diverse Populations. Health Promotion Practice. 21(Suppl 1):18S–26S.doi.org/10.1177/1524839919883254.

Berg CJ, Callanan R, Johnson TO, et al. Vape shop and consumer activity during COVID-19
non-essential business closures in the USA. Tob Control 2020;0:1–4. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056171

Berg CJ, Getachew B, Pulvers K, Sussman S, Wagener TL, Meyers C, Park A, Dorvil S, Patterson A, Weber A, Hayes RB, Barker DC, Henriksen L. Vape shop owners’/managers’ attitudes about CBD, THC, and marijuana legal markets. Prev Med Rep. 2020 Sep 12;20:101208. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101208. PMID: 32995147; PMCID: PMC7516178.

Braymiller JL, Barrington-Trimis JL, Leventhal AM, et al. Assessment of Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping and Respiratory Symptoms in Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(12):e2030189. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.30189

Cho J, Goldenson NI, Kirkpatrick MG, Barrington-Trimis JL, Pang RD, Leventhal AM. Developmental Patterns of Tobacco Product and Cannabis Use Initiation in High School [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 13]. Addiction. 2020;10.1111/add.15161. doi:10.1111/add.15161

Chu, K.-H., Matheny, S. J., Sidani, J. E., Allem, J.-P., Unger, J. B., & Cruz, T. B. (2020). Instagram’s #JUUL: who’s posting what. Translational Behavioral Medicine, ibz169. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibz169

Cwalina SN, Braymiller JL, Leventhal AM, Unger JB, McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis JL. Prevalence of Young Adult Vaping, Substance Vaped, and Purchase Location Across 5 Categories of Vaping Devices. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2020;(ntaa232). doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaa232

Cwalina, S. N., Leventhal, A. M., & Barrington-Trimis, J. L. (2020). E-cigarette flavour enhancers: Flavoured pod attachments compatible with JUUL and other pod-based devices. Tobacco Control, tobaccocontrol-2020-055618. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055618

Escobedo, P., Tsai, K.-Y., Majmundar, A., Allem, J.-P., Soto, D. W., Pattarroyo, M., Unger, J. B., & Cruz, T. B. (2020). Do tobacco industry websites target content to specific demographic groups? Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 107852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107852

FDA finalizes enforcement policy on unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes that appeal to children, including fruit and mint

Galimov, A., Galstyan, E., Yu, S., Smiley, S. L., Meza, L., Baezconde-Garbanati, Unger, J. B., Sussman, S. (In press). Predictors of Vape Shops Going out of Business in Southern California. Tobacco Regulatory Science, 6(3),187-195.

Huh J, Meza L, Galstyan E, et al. Signs and Customer Behaviors at Vape Shops: Multivariate Multilevel Model Analysis. Addictive Behaviors Reports. Published online September 4, 2020:100299. doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100299

Huh J, Meza LR, Galstyan E, et al. Association between federal and California state policy violation among vape shops and neighbourhood composition in Southern California. Tob Control. Published online July 1, 2020:tobaccocontrol-2020-055657. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055657

Kechter A, Schiff SJ, Simpson KA, et al. Young adult perspectives on their respiratory health symptoms since vaping. Substance Abuse. Published online December 15, 2020:1-13. doi:10.1080/08897077.2020.1856290

Kelleghan, A. R., Leventhal, A. M., Cruz, T. B., Bello, M. S., Liu, F., Unger, J. B., Riehm, K., Cho, J., Kirkpatrick, M. G., McConnell, R. S., & Barrington-Trimis, J. L. (2020). Digital media use and subsequent cannabis and tobacco product use initiation among adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108017

Lanza HI, Barrington-Trimis JL, McConnell R, et al. Trajectories of Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping and Polyuse From Adolescence to Young Adulthood. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(10):e2019181. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19181

Leventhal AM, Dai H. Prevalence of Flavored e-Cigarette Use Among Subpopulations of Adults in the United States. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Published online 2020.

Lanza HI, Leventhal AM, Cho J, et al. Young adult e-cigarette use: A latent class analysis of device and flavor use, 2018-2019. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Published online 2020:108258.

Leventhal, A.M., Mason, T.B., Cwalina, S.N., Whitted, L., Anderson, M., & Callahan, C.
(2020). Flavor and Nicotine Effects on E-cigarette Appeal in Young Adults: Moderation by Reason for Vaping. American journal of health behavior, 44(5), 732-743.
https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.44.5.15

Leventhal, A. M., Mason, T. B., Kirkpatrick, M. G., Anderson, M. K., & Levine, M. D. (2020). E-cigarette device power moderates the effects of non-tobacco flavors and nicotine on product appeal in young adults. Addictive Behaviors, 107, 106403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106403

Majmundar, A., Allem, J.-P., Cruz, T. B., & Unger, J. B. (2020). Public health concerns and unsubstantiated claims at the intersection of vaping and COVID-19. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, ntaa064. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa064

Majmundar A, Le N, Moran MB, Unger JB, Reuter K. Public Response to a Social Media Tobacco Prevention Campaign: Content Analysis. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020;6(4):e20649. doi:10.2196/20649

Medel, D., Meza, L., Galimov, A., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Sussman, S. (In press). Notes From the Field: Vape Shop Business Operations Compliance in the Wake of COVID-19. Evaluation & the Health Professions. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278720923224

Pang, R. D., Goldenson, N. I., Kirkpatrick, M., Barrington-Trimis, J., Cho, J., & Leventhal, A. M. (2020). Sex differences in the appeal of flavored e-cigarettes among young adult e-cigarette users. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, doi: http://dx.doi.org.libproxy1.usc.edu/10.1037/adb0000548

Rebuli ME, Liu F, Urman R, et al. Compliance in controlled e-cigarette studies [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 29]. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020;ntaa017. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaa017

Sargent, J. D., Unger, J. B., & Leventhal, A. M. (2020). Recommendations From the USPSTF for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents. JAMA, 323(16), 1563–1564.

Schiff, S., Liu, F., Cruz, T. B., Unger, J. B., Cwalina, S., Leventhal, A., McConnell, R., & Barrington-Trimis, J. (2020). E-cigarette and cigarette purchasing among young adults before and after implementation of California’s tobacco 21 policy. Tobacco Control, tobaccocontrol-2019-055417. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055417

Smiley SL, Kim S, Mourali A, Allem J-P, Unger JB, Boley Cruz T. Characterizing #Backwoods on Instagram: “The Number One Selling All Natural Cigar”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(12):4584.

Smiley, S. L., Soto, C., Cruz, T. B., Kintz, N., Rodriguez, Y. L., Sussman, S., & Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2020). Point-of-sale marketing of little cigars and cigarillos on and near California Tribal lands. Tobacco Control, 29(1), 122. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054558

Sussman, S., Galimov, A., & Delnevo, C. D. (2020). Vape-only versus vape-and-smoke shops: Sales to minors in four states. Tobacco Control, tobaccocontrol-2019-055567. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055567

Unger, J. B., Rogers, C., Barrington-Trimis, J., Majmundar, A., Sussman, S., Allem, J.-P., Soto, D. W., & Boley Cruz, T. (2020). “I’m using cigarettes to quit JUUL”: An analysis of Twitter posts about JUUL cessation. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 100286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100286

Vogel, E. A., Cho, J., McConnell, R. S., Barrington-Trimis, J. L., & Leventhal, A. M. (2020). Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Dependence Among Youth and Its Association With Future Use. JAMA Network Open, 3(2), e1921513-e1921513.
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