ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2014
Judgments, awareness, and the use of snus among adults in the United States.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comparative disease risks associated with cigarette smoking and use of moist smokeless tobacco and snus: an umbrella review of epidemiological evidence from the United States and Western Europe.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Randomized Trial to Compare Smoking Cessation Rates of Snus, With and Without Smokeless Tobacco Health-Related Information, and a Nicotine Lozenge.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019Trial
- The Impact of Health Warning Labels for Swedish Snus Advertisements on Young Adults' Snus Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Trial
- Perceived Health Risks of Snus and Medicinal Nicotine Products.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Trial
- Cravings, Control, and Cessation: A Scoping Review of Perceptions of Nicotine Addiction.Current addiction reports · 2025Review
- Perceived Truthfulness of Reduced Lung Cancer Risk Advertising Claims Influences Consumers' Intention to try and to Purchase Snus.Tobacco use insights · 2023Article
- Associations Between Nicotine Knowledge and Smoking Cessation Behaviors Among US Adults Who Smoke.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- Assessing comprehension and perceptions of modified-risk information for snus among adult current cigarette smokers, former tobacco users, and never tobacco users.Addictive behaviors reports · 2020Article
- Young Adult Correlates of IQOS Curiosity, Interest, and Likelihood of Use.Tobacco regulatory science · 2020Article
- Assessing likelihood of product use for snus with modified-risk information among adult current cigarette smokers, former tobacco users, and never tobacco users.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- U.S. adult perceptions of the harmfulness of tobacco products: descriptive findings from the 2013-14 baseline wave 1 of the path study.Addictive behaviors · 2019Article
- Relative Risk Perceptions between Snus and Cigarettes in a Snus-Prevalent Society-An Observational Study over a 16 Year Period.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Observational
- A National Comparison of Dual Users of Smokeless Tobacco and Cigarettes and Exclusive Cigarette Smokers, 2015-2016.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Article
- Monitoring harm perceptions of smokeless tobacco products among U.S. adults: Health Information National Trends Survey 2012, 2014, 2015.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- Perceptions of Snus Among US Adult Smokers Given Free Product.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2017Article
- Evaluation of modified risk claim advertising formats for Camel Snus.Health education journal · 2017Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Smokeless Tobacco Use, 2014-2016.American journal of health behavior · 2017Article
- Tobacco-Product Use by Adults and Youths in the United States in 2013 and 2014.The New England journal of medicine · 2017Article
- Perceptions of harm and addiction of snus: An exploratory study.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2016Article
- The Effects of Brief Waterpipe Tobacco Use Harm and Addiction Education Messages Among Young Adult Waterpipe Tobacco Users.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionAlternative tobacco products, such as snus, are emerging in the U.S. market. Understanding correlates of awareness and use, particularly judgments about harm and addictiveness, can inform public health communications about these products.
methodsData were collected from a web panel representative of the U.S. population in March 2013 (N = 2,067). The survey assessed awareness and use of snus among adults. Absolute and comparative snus judgments, intentions, smoking status, and sociodemographic variables were measured. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between these variables and snus awareness and use.
resultsNearly 36% of the population was aware of snus, and 5.2% reported ever using snus. Current cigarette smokers were about 4 times more likely as nonsmokers to report snus awareness and use. Sociodemographic correlates of snus awareness and use included being male, employed full time, and younger. Compared with respondents who perceived snus to be as harmful and as addictive as cigarettes, those who perceived snus to be less harmful and less addictive than cigarettes were more likely to have used snus.
conclusionsCurrent smokers are more likely to be aware of and have used snus. Multiple tobacco product use poses a significant challenge for public health efforts to reduce tobacco-associated morbidity and mortality. Perceptions that snus is less harmful and less addictive compared with cigarettes are associated with snus use. These judgments can inform public health communications about emerging tobacco products and multiple product use.
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