Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2013
The prevalence and correlates of single cigarette selling among urban disadvantaged drug users in Baltimore, Maryland.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers and motivators to reducing secondhand smoke exposure in African American families of head start children: a qualitative study.Health education research · 2016Trial
- How has the tobacco industry passed tax changes through to consumers in 12 sub-Saharan African countries?Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Association Between Cigarette and Bidi Purchase Behavior (Loose vs Pack) and Health Warning Label Exposure: Findings From the Tobacco Control Policy India Survey and In-Depth Interviews With People Who Smoke.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- E-cigarette Price Impacts legal and Black-Market Cigarette Purchasing Under a Hypothetical Reduced-Nicotine Cigarette Standard.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Compliance with Section 7 (2) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003, Ban of Sale of Loose Tobacco, in Karnataka: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2023Article
- 'We're not gonna have a big quit if loose ones are around': urban, African American smokers' beliefs concerning single cigarette use reduction.Health education research · 2022Article
- The effect of price on cigarette consumption, distribution, and sale in Tehran: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Single cigarette purchasers among adult U.S. smokers.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Cigar package quantity and smoking behavior.BMC public health · 2019Article
- "I'm gonna get me a loosie" Understanding single cigarette purchases by adult smokers in a disadvantaged section of New York City.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Internet little cigar and cigarillo vendors: Surveillance of sales and marketing practices via website content analysis.Preventive medicine · 2018Article
- The relationship between social desirability bias and self-reports of health, substance use, and social network factors among urban substance users in Baltimore, Maryland.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Social Desirability Bias and Prevalence of Sexual HIV Risk Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: Implications for Identifying Individuals Prone to Underreporting Sexual Risk Behaviors.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Single Cigarette Sales: State Differences in FDA Advertising and Labeling Violations, 2014, United States.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
- Discrepancy in Self-Report "Loosie" Use and Federal Compliance Checks.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- Loose Cigarette Purchasing and Nondaily Smoking Among Young Adult Bar Patrons in New York City.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- Increasing availability and consumption of single cigarettes: trends and implications for smoking cessation from the ITC Mexico Survey.Tobacco control · 2015Article
- Optimizing care for HIV-infected people who use drugs: evidence-based approaches to overcoming healthcare disparities.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2013Review
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Abstract
backgroundSelling of single cigarettes, also known as loosies, is a public health concern. Loosies allow for those with fewer resources to buy cigarettes without having to purchase a pack. Selling of loosies may cue smoking behaviors. In the US, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations have high rates of smoking and illicit drug use and the selling of loosies appears to be linked to the urban informal economy. We examined the proportion and frequency of cigarette selling and roles in the informal economy associated with selling loosies among a sample of urban drug users.
methodsThere were 801 participants, recruited by community outreach, assessed at baseline, who were enrolled in an HIV prevention intervention for drug users.
resultsMost (89%) smoked cigarettes in the prior 30 days, of whom 92% smoked daily. Self-reported selling of cigarettes was common with 58% reporting that they had sold cigarettes within the last six months; 20.4% reported selling cigarettes a few times a week and 7.4% reported daily selling of cigarettes. In a stepwise regression model, four sources of income were associated with frequent cigarette selling: providing street security (OR=2.214, 95% CI 1.177-4.164), selling food stamps (OR=1.461, 95% CI 1.003-2.126), pawning items (OR=2.15, 95% CI 1.475-3.135), and selling drugs (OR=1.634, 95% CI 1.008-2.648).
conclusionThere is a high rate of selling loosies among urban substance users. The wide availability of loosies may promote smoking. Smoking cessation programs with drug treatment and economic development programs may help to reduce economic pressures to sell loosies.
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