ArticleAddiction research & theory2018
Beyond blunts: Reasons for cigarette and cigar use among African American young adult dual users.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
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- 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
- Examining Demand and Substitutability of Usual Brand Little Cigars/Cigarillos and Cigarettes in Young Adults Who Dual Use.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- The interacting effects of depression symptoms and sweet flavoring on the rewarding and reinforcing value of cigarillo use among young adults.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2024Article
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- Exploring the Experiences and Perceptions of Cigar Craving and Addiction among Young Adult Black Cigar Smokers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physical and Sociocultural Community-Level Influences on Cigar Smoking among Black Young Adults: An In-Depth Interview Investigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Engaging Adolescents in the Fight Against Drug Abuse and Addiction: A Concept Mapping Approach.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022Article
- Impact of Little Cigars and Cigarillos Packaging Features on Product Preference.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Effect of Cigarillo Packaging Characteristics on Young Adult Perceptions and Intentions: An Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Tobacco/nicotine and marijuana co-use motives in young adults: Associations with substance use behaviors one year later.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Exploring changes in cigar smoking patterns and motivations to quit cigars among black young adults in the time of COVID-19.Addictive behaviors reports · 2020Article
- Research on Youth and Young Adult Tobacco Use, 2013-2018, From the Food and Drug Administration-National Institutes of Health Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Review
- Flavored cigar smoking among African American young adult dual users: An ecological momentary assessment.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Cigarettes, Little Cigars, and Cigarillos: Initiation, Motivation, and Decision-Making.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Article
- An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Cigarette and Cigar Dual Use Among African American Young Adults.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundAfrican American young adults are at high risk for dual use of cigarettes and cigars. Limited work has explored and characterized the reasons for use in this population and their relative importance for initiation and current smoking of these products.
methodReasons for cigarette and cigar use were systematically explored and categorized using a mixed methods participatory approach called concept mapping. A series of in-person group sessions were held with 30 African American young adult (ages 18-29) current smokers of both cigarettes and cigars in Prince George's County, MD and Washington, DC. Participants brainstormed, sorted, rated, and interpreted their reasons for initiation and past 30-day use of cigarettes and cigars. A cluster map was generated using multi-dimensional scaling, and t-tests were used to explore differences in ratings by background characteristics.
resultsParticipants generated 64 reasons for smoking cigarettes and cigars, and categorized these reasons into six groups: emotions, urges, access, product characteristics, lifestyle, and outside pressure. Emotions and urges were the most important motivations for initiation and current smoking of both products. Product characteristics were significantly more important for cigar initiation and smoking than for cigarettes, and outside pressure was more important for current smoking of cigars than cigarettes. Ratings differed by gender, socioeconomic status, and smoking characteristics.
conclusionsCigarette and cigar smoking have several overlapping motivations, but key differences were also found, most notably for product characteristics. The FDA's regulation of cigars and cigarettes should focus on addressing key characteristics appealing to young adults to curb dual use.
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