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ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2016

Acute Effects of "Hyping" a Black&Mild Cigarillo.

Melissa D Blank, Caroline O Cobb, Thomas Eissenberg, Aashir Nasim

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Article in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Biomarkers of Exposure among U.S. Adult Cigar Smokers: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Wave 1 (2013-2014).Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2019
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  12. Characteristics and Patterns of Black & Mild Use Among African American Smokers.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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Melissa D BlankDepartment of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; mdblank@mail.wvu.edu.
Caroline O CobbDepartment of Psychology and Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA;
Thomas EissenbergDepartment of Psychology and Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA;
Aashir NasimDepartment of African American Studies, Department of Psychology, and Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USWest Virginia University · US

Funding

Training and Education Core p270-287P50DA036105 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI EISSENBERG, THOMAS EVAN · 2013 to 2017
$19.2M
Cigarillo smoking: smoke toxicant content and user toxicant exposure and effectsR21CA161317 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI EISSENBERG, THOMAS EVAN, NASIM, AASHIR · 2012 to 2013
$364k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA161317NCI NIH HHS R21CA161317NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA036105NIDA NIH HHS P50DA036105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCigars remain a widely used tobacco product among adolescent and adult populations. The appeal of a certain type of cigar, the cigarillo, may be enhanced by users' beliefs that their harm potential can be reduced by removing the inner tobacco liner before use (a.k.a. "hyping"). The purpose of this within-subject study was to compare the acute effects of smoking an original cigarillo, a modified ("hyped") cigarillo, and an unlit cigarillo.

methodsTwenty smokers (19 males, 1 female; 19 non-Hispanic blacks, 1 Hispanic "other") of at least 7 Black&Mild (B&M) cigarillos/week and at most 5 cigarettes/day completed the study. All participants reported hyping their cigarillos at least occasionally. Primary outcomes, assessed over two, 30-minute smoking bouts, included plasma nicotine, expired air carbon monoxide (CO) concentration, subjective ratings (product effects, nicotine abstinence symptoms), and puff topography.

resultsMean plasma nicotine concentration increased significantly within (pre- to post-bouts), but not between, original and modified B&M conditions. Mean CO concentration was significantly lower for modified, relative to original, B&M smoking at all post-administration timepoints. Both smoked conditions significantly increased ratings of positive product effects (satisfaction, pleasant) and decreased abstinence symptom magnitude; however, ratings generally did not differ between these conditions. Overall, topography outcomes did not differ between modified and original B&M smoking.

conclusionsResults are consistent with a previous report in that "hyping" may decrease users' CO, but not nicotine, exposure. While these data collectively suggest reduced exposure to CO acutely with engagement in "hyping," longer-term assessments are needed to determine the impact on individual and public health.

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Tobacco ProductsAdolescentAdultCarbon MonoxideFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleNicotineSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultCarbon MonoxideNicotine

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PMID25782456
PMCPMC4902860
OpenAlexW2093611468

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