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ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2015

Water pipe steam stones: familiarity and use among US young adults.

Jaime E Sidani, Ariel Shensa, Brian A Primack

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Article in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Menthol and related compounds in waterpipe products.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024
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  2. Gaining Insights Into the Waterpipe Tobacco Industry: Participant Observation and a Cross-Sectional Survey of Products at a Trade Exhibition.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jaime E SidaniDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; sidanije@upmc.edu.
Ariel ShensaDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA;
Brian A PrimackDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among U.S. Adolescents and Young AdultsR01CA140150 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PRIMACK, BRIAN A. · 2010 to 2015
$2.4M
Improving U.S. health policy regarding water-pipe tobacco smokingR21CA185767 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI PRIMACK, BRIAN A. · 2014 to 2015
$368k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140150NCI NIH HHS R01-CA140150NCI NIH HHS R21 CA185767
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWater pipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is associated with substantial toxicant exposure. Water pipe steam stones (WSS) are marketed as a healthier alternative. The purpose of this study was to determine, in a nationally representative sample, young adults' familiarity with, perceptions regarding, and use of WSS.

methodsA survey about WTS was completed by 3,253 members of an online nonvolunteer access panel. Four items specifically addressed WSS.

resultsOf the 228 individuals who had heard of WSS, 17% (n = 41) reported using them. Use was associated with ever (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 7.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.7-21.8) and current (AOR = 16.1, 95% CI = 5.1-51.5) WTS. Compared with those who thought that WSS had about the same harm as WTS, those who thought that WSS was "a lot less harmful" to a person's health had substantially higher odds of having tried WSS (AOR = 6.8, 95% CI = 2.0-23.1).

conclusionsApproximately 1 in 6 young adults who have heard of WSS used them. WSS use is associated with the perception of reduced harm.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleOdds RatioSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionSteamSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesSteam

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PMID25145376
PMCPMC4318932
OpenAlexW2158615756

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