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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2021

Leading Topics in Twitter Discourse on JUUL and Puff Bar Products: Content Analysis.

Jon-Patrick Allem, Allison Dormanesh, Anuja Majmundar, Vanessa Rivera, Maya Chu, Jennifer B Unger, Tess Boley Cruz

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Jon-Patrick AllemDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9135-8689
Allison DormaneshDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9060-7356
Anuja MajmundarDepartment of Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7785-3357
Vanessa RiveraDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5046-1185
Maya ChuDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8674-6740
Jennifer B UngerDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9064-6603
Tess Boley CruzDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5894-1802

Funding

USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory ScienceU54CA180905 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Jennifer Beth Unger · 2018 to 2026
$39.0M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA180905
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn response to the recent government restrictions, flavored JUUL products, which are rechargeable closed-system electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), are no longer available for sale. However, disposable closed-system products such as the flavored Puff Bar e-cigarette continues to be available. If e-cigarette consumers simply switch between products during the current government restrictions limited to 1 type of product over another, then such restrictions would be less effective. A step forward in this line of research is to understand how the public discusses these products by examining discourse referencing both Puff Bar and JUUL in the same conversation. Twitter data provide ample opportunity to capture such early trends that could be used to help public health researchers stay abreast of the rapidly changing e-cigarette marketplace.

objectiveThe goal of this study was to examine public discourse referencing both Puff Bar and JUUL products in the same conversation on Twitter.

methodsWe collected data from Twitter's streaming application programming interface between July 16, 2019, and August 29, 2020, which included both "Puff Bar" and "JUUL" (n=2632). We then used an inductive approach to become familiar with the data and generate a codebook to identify common themes. Saturation was determined to be reached with 10 themes.

resultsPosts often mentioned flavors, dual use, design features, youth use, health risks, switching 1 product for the other, price, confusion over the differences between products, longevity of the products, and nicotine concentration.

conclusionsOn examining the public's conversations about Puff Bar and JUUL products on Twitter, having described themes in posts, this study aimed to help the tobacco control community stay informed about 2 popular e-cigarette products with different device features, which can be potentially substituted for one another. Future health communication campaigns may consider targeting the health consequences of using multiple e-cigarette products or dual use to reduce exposure to high levels of nicotine among younger populations.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsSocial MediaTobacco ProductsAdolescentHumansPublic HealthTobacco Useelectronic cigarettesinfodemiologyJUULpublic healthPuff Barsocial mediaTwitter

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PMID34279236
PMCPMC8329759

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