ArticleTobacco regulatory science2015
Appeal and Impact of Characterizing Flavors on Young Adult Small Cigar Use.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patterns of use, perceptions, and cardiopulmonary health risks of cigar products: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Perceptions and Experiences with Flavored Non-Menthol Tobacco Products: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Pooled it
- Does Reducing the Size of the Tobacco Power Wall Affect Young People's Risk of Future Use of Tobacco Products? An Experimental Investigation.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Trial
- Patterns and characteristics of nicotine pouch use among adults with a history of cigarette smoking.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Trends in youth use of non-cigarette tobacco products in England, Canada, and the US and the impact of England's menthol cigarette ban on use.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Awareness and perceived behaviour changes following the New York state vaping flavour ban, 2021-2022.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Effect of sweet flavouring on the rewarding and reinforcing value of cigarillo use among young adults.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Annual U.S. healthcare expenditures attributable to cigar smoking between 2001 and 2018, overall and by payer.PloS one · 2025Article
- Analysis of cigar marketing expenditures by product category, placement strategy and geolocation in the USA, from 2017 to 2022.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- An analysis of flavor descriptors on tobacco products in the Philippines: Regulatory implications and lessons for low- and middle-income countries.Globalization and health · 2024Article
- What Is (Un)Flavored? A Scoping Review of the Conceptualization of Flavored Cigarillos.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Come for the Tobacco, Stay for the Flavor: Flavored Cigarillo-Use Trajectories Among Young Adult Sexual Gender Minority Women.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Visual attention and recall of flavored cigarillo package elements among young adults: A randomized control trial.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Influence of cigarillo packaging characteristics on young adults' perceptions and intentions: findings from three online experiments.Tobacco control · 2023Article
- Cannabis use among adolescents and emerging adults who use e-cigarettes: Findings from an online, national U.S. Sample.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- The Role of Cigarillo Flavor in the Co-Use of Cigarillos and Cannabis among Young Adults.Substance use & misuse · 2023Article
- Correlates of behavior change intents in response to a hypothetical flavored cigar sales restriction among U.S. adult flavored cigar smokers.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- E-cigarette and tobacco product use among NYS youth before and after a state-wide vaping flavour restriction policy, 2020-2021.Tobacco control · 2022Article
- Flavour loyalty may predict cessation or substitution following a cigarillo flavour ban among young adults in the USA.Tobacco control · 2022Article
- The Impact of Influencers on Cigar Promotions: A Content Analysis of Large Cigar and Swisher Sweets Videos on TikTok.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo understand how affect for characterizing flavors influences little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) smoking uptake behaviors among young adults.
methodsA convenience sample of multi-ethnic young adults (N = 90; mean age = 25.1 years; 53.1% male; 47.4% African-American, 35.5% white, 17.1% Hispanic) who were dual (LCC+ cigarette) and cigarette-only smokers participated in 12 focus groups and a semi-structured interview in the southeastern United States.
resultsThough they self-identified at enrollment as dual or cigarette-only smokers, 64.4% reported LCC-only smoking, 27.8% dual smoking, and 7.8% cigarette-only smoking. Participants acknowledged that the flavored tobacco made smoking LCCs more palatable, and it enhanced their moods. The variety of available sweet and fruit flavored LCCs and the visual, smell, and taste cues from the LCC packaging influenced the young adults' affect, their susceptibility to and initiation of LCC smoking, and their switch from cigarettes to flavored LCC smoking.
conclusionsCharacterizing flavored tobacco in LCCs contributed to young adults' susceptibility and initiation of use. The FDA is proposing to deem LCCs under its authority. Once these products are deemed, our results suggest that the FDA make a product standard restricting characterizing flavors in LCCs.
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