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ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2023

Sex and Sexual Identity Differences in Poly-tobacco Use and Psychological Distress in U.S. Adults: Results From the National Health Interview Survey.

Leia A Harper, Kira C Beck, Tess K Drazdowski, Christina Li

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Article in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2023. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence of Tobacco and Poly-Tobacco Use as a Function of Sexual Orientation Identity and Sex.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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  2. 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 · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leia A HarperDepartment of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3122-9217
Kira C BeckDepartment of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA.
Tess K DrazdowskiOregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, USA.
Christina LiDepartment of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA.
Reed College · USOregon Social Learning Center · US

Funding

Effectiveness Trial of Treatment to Reduce Serious Antisocial Behavior in Emerging Adults with Mental IllnessR01MH108793 · NIMH · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI DAVIS, MARYANN, SHEIDOW, ASHLI J · 2016 to 2020
$3.1M
Reducing Opioid and Other Drug Use in Justice-Involved Emerging Adults using Paraprofessional Coaches (with and without Lived Experience) to Deliver Effective Services in a Non-Treatment SettingK23DA048161 · NIDA · OSLC DEVELOPMENTS · PI DRAZDOWSKI, TESS K. · 2020 to 2024
$963k
NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA048161NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH108793
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPoly-tobacco use (PTU), or the concomitant use of two or more nicotine and tobacco products, are a growing public health concern. Adults reporting increased psychological distress (PD) experience profound nicotine and tobacco health-related disparities. Sexual minority (SM) adults report more PTU and higher levels of PD than heterosexuals, yet little is known about patterns of nicotine and tobacco use and its relationship to PD in SM populations. AIMS AND

methodsThe purpose of this study was to investigate sexual identity differences in PD and PTU. Data were drawn from the 2016-2018 National Health Interview Survey (N = 83 017), an annual cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. PD was assessed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). We fit sex-stratified, weighted, adjusted logistic models to compare PTU and PD by sexual identity.

resultsPTU was more prevalent in adults with higher K6 scores. Female adults and SM adults had significantly higher K6 scores and were significantly more likely to experience serious PD when compared to their male and heterosexual counterparts.

conclusionsThe current study provides a snapshot of trends in PTU in relation to PD, gender, and sexual identity. Findings suggest higher rates of both PD and PTU in SM adults. Further research examining the mechanisms underlying this disparity is critical to the development of effective intervention and prevention strategies. IMPLICATIONS: Little is known about sex and sexual identity differences in the relations between patterns of tobacco product use and PD. This study is the first to examine the effect of gender and sexual identity on both PD and PTU. SMs reported higher rates of PD and were more likely to be poly-tobacco users. As new ways of engaging nicotine/tobacco continue to proliferate, health risks will endure especially for marginalized populations. An increased understanding of the psychological and social correlates of PTU in SMs is warranted.

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Psychological DistressSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNicotineTobacco UseNicotine

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PMCPMC9717376
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