Disparities in trajectories of cigarette and E-cigarette use across sexual orientation groups of young adult men and women in the US

Romm, Katelyn F; Cohn, Amy M.; Wang, Yan; Williams, River; Berg, Carla J.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107763

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“…This type of difference becomes exceedingly important when there is a relatively high prevalence of vaping in the community (including minority youth) or when the community is our major target of protection (including age groups such as adolescents) [ 48 ]. For instance, among young adult e-cigarette users, bisexual women were the most susceptible to e-cigarette use habits with a high level of cigarette use [ 49 ]. Such disparities are of importance when public health interventions are tailored, so knowing how specific communities respond to the addition of flavorants in tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes is critical.…”

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e-Cigarette Tobacco Flavors, Public Health, and Toxicity: Narrative Review

Sun,

Prabhu,

Rahman

et al. 2024

Online J Public Health Inform

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Background Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration implemented enforcement priorities against all flavored, cartridge-based e-cigarettes other than menthol and tobacco flavors. This ban undermined the products’ appeal to vapers, so e-cigarette manufacturers added flavorants of other attractive flavors into tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes and reestablished appeal. Objective This review aims to analyze the impact of the addition of other flavorants in tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes on both human and public health issues and to propose further research as well as potential interventions. Methods Searches for relevant literature published between 2018 and 2023 were performed. Cited articles about the toxicity of e-cigarette chemicals included those published before 2018, and governmental websites and documents were also included for crucial information. Results Both the sales of e-cigarettes and posts on social media suggested that the manufacturers’ strategy was successful. The reestablished appeal causes not only a public health issue but also threats to the health of individual vapers. Research has shown an increase in toxicity associated with the flavorants commonly used in flavored e-cigarettes, which are likely added to tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes based on tobacco-derived and synthetic tobacco-free nicotine, and these other flavors are associated with higher clinical symptoms not often induced solely by natural, traditional tobacco flavors. Conclusions The additional health risks posed by the flavorants are pronounced even without considering the toxicological interactions of the different tobacco flavorants, and more research should be done to understand the health risks thoroughly and to take proper actions accordingly for the regulation of these emerging products.

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e-Cigarette Tobacco Flavors, Public Health, and Toxicity: Narrative Review

Sun,

Prabhu,

Rahman

et al. 2024

Online J Public Health Inform

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“…Given differences in tobacco and cannabis use among SM females and males, 23,49 all analyses were conducted separately among females (N = 2419) and males (N = 1142). SPSS v28 was used.…”

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Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among Sexual Minority Females and Males From PATH Wave 5: The Role of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates

Romm,

Berg,

Wang

et al. 2024

Substance Use & Addiction Journal

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Introduction: Although sexual minority (SM; vs heterosexual) individuals display higher rates of tobacco and cannabis use, limited research has examined sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates of single and co-use among this population. Methods: Participants were SM-identifying female (N = 2419; Mage = 27.80; 50.0% racial/ethnic minority) and male (N = 1142; Mage = 30.34; 46.1% racial/ethnic minority) adults from Wave 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study. Multinomial logistic regressions examined sociodemographic (ie, sexual identity, age, race/ethnicity, education, income) and psychosocial (ie, alcohol use, mental health, substance use) correlates of single and co-use (ie, no use [referent], tobacco-only, cannabis-only, co-use), controlling for state cannabis legalization, among SM females and males, separately. Results: The proportions of SM females reporting no use, tobacco-only, cannabis-only, and co-use were 37.9%, 24.0%, 10.5%, and 27.6%, respectively. Among males, 40.6%, 27.8%, 10.1%, and 21.5% reported no use, tobacco-only, cannabis-only, and co-use, respectively. Among females and males, substance use problems were associated with all 3 use groups (vs no use); past-month alcohol use was associated with cannabis-only and co-use; and mental health symptoms were associated with co-use (and cannabis-only in males). Sociodemographic correlates among females were: tobacco-only—identifying as bisexual (vs lesbian), White (vs Black), older, lower education, and lower income; cannabis-only—bisexual, other race (vs White); and co-use—White (vs Hispanic), lower education, and lower income. Among males, sociodemographic correlates were: tobacco-only—older, lower education, and lower income; cannabis-only—Black (vs White) and higher income. Conclusions: Public health efforts to reduce tobacco and cannabis use among SM adults should target single versus co-use patterns and their corresponding sociodemographic, mental health, and substance use profiles.

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Disparities in trajectories of cigarette and E-cigarette use across sexual orientation groups of young adult men and women in the US

Cited by 2 publications

References 32 publications

e-Cigarette Tobacco Flavors, Public Health, and Toxicity: Narrative Review

e-Cigarette Tobacco Flavors, Public Health, and Toxicity: Narrative Review

Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among Sexual Minority Females and Males From PATH Wave 5: The Role of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates

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