David B Abrams

Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Professional overview

Dr. David Abrams' career focuses on systems and social learning frameworks to inform population health enhancement. He has experience in testing theory, research design, measuring mechanisms of behavior change and outcome, and evaluating clinical trials (behavioral and pharmacological). His interests span topics from basic bio-behavioral mechanisms and clinical treatments to policy across risk factors and behaviors (e.g. tobacco/nicotine; alcohol, obesity, co-morbidity of medical and mental health), disease states (cancer; cardiovascular; HIV-AIDS), levels (biological, individual, organizational, worksite, community, global, and internet based), populations and disparities. His interests converge in the domain of implementation science to cost-efficiently inform evidence-based public health practice and policymaking.

Through transdisciplinary and translational research strategies, Dr. Abrams provides scientific leadership in tobacco control. His current focus is in strengthening global and United States tobacco and nicotine management strategies. Deaths of 1 billion smokers are estimated by 2100 caused overwhelmingly by use of combustible (smoked) tobacco products, not nicotine. Harm minimization is a key overarching systems strategy to speed the net public health benefit of emergent disruptive technologies for cleaner nicotine delivery. The goal is more rapid elimination of preventable deaths, disease burdens, and the widening gap in health disparities driven disproportionately by disparities in smoking.

Dr. Abrams was a professor and founding director of the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at Brown University Medical School. He then directed the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Until 2017, he was Professor of Health Behavior and Society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the founding Executive Director of the Schroeder National Institute of Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative (formerly the American Legacy Foundation).

Dr. Abrams has published over 250 peer reviewed scholarly articles and been a Principal Investigator on numerous NIH grants. He is lead author of The Tobacco Dependence Treatment Handbook: A Guide to Best Practices. He has served on expert panels at NIH and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Obesity, Alcohol Misuse and Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation. He has also served on the Board of Scientific Advisors of the National Cancer Institute (NIH-NCI) and was President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

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Education

BSc (Hons), Psychology and Computer Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

MS, Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

PhD, Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI

Honors and awards

Research Laureate Award, American Academy of Health Behavior (2014)

Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award for Tobacco Research, American Society for Preventive Oncology (2008)

Distinguished Alumni Award: Rutgers University, The Graduate School, New Brunswick, NJ (2007)

The Musiker-Miranda Distinguished Service Award, American Psychological Association (2006)

Distinguished Service Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2006)

Outstanding Research Mentor Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2006)

Book of the Year Award: Tobacco Dependence Treatment Handbook. American Journal of Nursing (2005)

Distinguished Scientist Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine (1998)

Areas of research and study

Behavioral Science

Chronic Diseases

Evaluations

Implementation and Impact of Public Health Regulations

Implementation science

Population Health

Public Health Pedagogy

Public Health Systems

Research Design

Systems Integration

Systems Interventions

Tobacco Control

Translational science

Publications

Publications

Erratum : Incomplete Conflict of Interest Disclosures (American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2017) 52(2) (e33–e66), (S0749379716305736), (10.1016/j.amepre.2016.10.036))

Abrams, D., Abrams, D. B., & Niaura, R. S. (n.d.).

Publication year

2024

Journal title

American journal of preventive medicine

Volume

67

Issue

6

Page(s)

988

10.1016/j.amepre.2024.07.026

Abstract

Abstract

The Editorial Office has made the following correction: Three articles published between 2017 – 20191-3 included conflict of interest disclosures which were incomplete for David B. Abrams, PhD, and Raymond S. Niaura, PhD. In the interest of transparency and full disclosure, authors have provided the following information to supplement the Acknowledgments sections of the relevant articles1-3: “Between mid-2015 and 2020, Drs. Niaura and Abrams frequently communicated with Juul Labs personnel, for which there was no compensation, and received hospitality in the form of meals at some meetings.”

Erratum : Online social networks and smoking cessation: A scientific research agenda (Journal of Medical Internet Research (2004) 6:3 (e34))

Abrams, D., Cobb, N. K., Graham, A. L., Byron, M. J., Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2012

Journal title

Journal of medical Internet research

Volume

14

Issue

1

Page(s)

e12

10.2196/jmir.2049

Abstract

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Erratum to : Analysis of E-cigarette use in the 2014 Eurobarometer survey: calling out deficiencies in epidemiology methods (Intern Emerg Med, 10.1007/s11739-017-1667-z)

Abrams, D., Polosa, R., Caponnetto, P., Niaura, R., & Abrams, D. S. (n.d.).

Publication year

2017

Journal title

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volume

12

Issue

6

Page(s)

907

10.1007/s11739-017-1685-x

Abstract

Abstract

The article Analysis of E-cigarette use in the 2014 Eurobarometer survey: calling out deficiencies in epidemiology methods, written by Riccardo Polosa, Pasquale Caponnetto, Ray Niaura, David Abrams, was originally published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal (currently SpringerLink) on May 5, 2017 without open access. With the author(s)’ decision to opt for Open Choice the copyright of the updated version is of June 30, 2017

Erratum to : Complying with the framework convention for tobacco control: An application of the Abridged SimSmoke model to Israel. [Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 5, (2016), (41)] DOI: 10.1186/s13584-016-0101-8

Abrams, D., Levy, D. T., Abrams, D. B., Levy, J., & Rosen, L. (n.d.).

Publication year

2017

Journal title

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Volume

6

Issue

1

10.1186/s13584-016-0121-4

Abstract

Abstract

There was a minor calculation error in the original version of this paper [1]. The correct numbers are as follows: Abstract results: The first two sentences should read: "We estimate that between 547 and 711 thousand smokers of the current 1.1 million Israeli smokers will prematurely die due smoking. Within 40 years, complete implementation of MPOWER policies is projected to reduce smoking prevalence among current smokers by 34% and avert between 187 and 243 thousand deaths." Results: The 4th sentence in the first paragraph under 'Results' on page 5 should read: "Based on numbers of smokers, the number of smoking-attributable deaths is projected as 547 thousand (349.5 thousand male and 197.1 thousand female) as a lower estimate and 711 thousand (454.3 thousand male and 256.2 thousand female) as an upper estimate of the smokers alive in 2014. Results: On page 7, in the first column the sentence before DISCUSSION should read: "As a result, between 187 thousand (119.7 thousand male and 67.5 thousand female) and 243 thousand (155.6 thousand male and 87.8 thousand female) premature deaths of current smokers alive in 2015 are projected to be averted. Discussion: The first column, first sentence on page 7 has been changed to: "Among smokers alive in 2014 in Israel, between 547 and 711 thousand premature deaths are predicted. Discussion: In the first column on page 7, the fourth sentence of the Discussion section has been changed to: "With a complete implementation of policies, Israel is predicted to reach the goal of reducing the goal of smoking rates by 23% in the next 5 years..." Discussion: On page 7, in the second column: The paper by Ginsberg and Geva is noted three times. Ginsberg has been spelled incorrectly. Also within the Discussion section, on page 7, second column, middle has been corrected to: "Ginsberg and Geva [34,35]estimated the number of smoking-attributable deaths from active smoking at 7,025 per year, implying about 350,000 deaths over 50 years" Finally, the following sentence at the end of the second column on page 7 has been amended: "|In addition to the 7000 and 7850 smoking attributable deaths each year..." has been replaced with "In addition to the 7,025 smoking-attributable annual deaths due to active smoking and 793 deaths due to passive smoking...." (Data source: Israel Center for Disease Control) has been added to Reference 21.

Estimating the population health impact of recently introduced modified risk tobacco products : A comparison of different approaches

Abrams, D., Lee, P. N., Abrams, D. S., Bachand, A., Baker, G., Black, R., Camacho, O., Curtin, G., Djurdjevic, S., Hill, A., Mendez, D., Muhammad-Kah, R. S., Murillo, J. L., Niaura, R. S., Pithawalla, Y. B., Poland, B., Sulsky, S., Wei, L., & Weitkunat, R. (n.d.).

Publication year

2021

Journal title

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volume

23

Issue

3

Page(s)

426-437

10.1093/ntr/ntaa102

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: Various approaches have been used to estimate the population health impact of introducing a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP). Aims and Methods: We aimed to compare and contrast aspects of models considering effects on mortality that were known to experts attending a meeting on models in 2018. Results: Thirteen models are described, some focussing on e-cigarettes, others more general. Most models are cohort-based, comparing results with or without MRTP introduction. They typically start with a population with known smoking habits and then use transition probabilities either to update smoking habits in the "null scenario"or joint smoking and MRTP habits in an "alternative scenario". The models vary in the tobacco groups and transition probabilities considered. Based on aspects of the tobacco history developed, the models compare mortality risks, and sometimes life-years lost and health costs, between scenarios. Estimating effects on population health depends on frequency of use of the MRTP and smoking, and the extent to which the products expose users to harmful constituents. Strengths and weaknesses of the approaches are summarized. Conclusions: Despite methodological differences, most modellers have assumed the increase in risk of mortality from MRTP use, relative to that from cigarette smoking, to be very low and have concluded that MRTP introduction is likely to have a beneficial impact. Further model development, supplemented by preliminary results from well-designed epidemiological studies, should enable more precise prediction of the anticipated effects of MRTP introduction. Implications: There is a need to estimate the population health impact of introducing modified risk nicotine-containing products for smokers unwilling or unable to quit. This paper reviews a variety of modeling methodologies proposed to do this, and discusses the implications of the different approaches. It should assist modelers in refining and improving their models, and help toward providing authorities with more reliable estimates.

Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Recalled Exposure to and Self-Reported Impact of Tobacco Marketing and Promotions

Abrams, D., Moran, M. B., Heley, K., Pierce, J. P., Niaura, R., Strong, D., & Abrams, D. S. (n.d.).

Publication year

2019

Journal title

Health Communication

Volume

34

Issue

3

Page(s)

280-289

10.1080/10410236.2017.1407227

Abstract

Abstract

The role of tobacco marketing in tobacco use, particularly among the vulnerable ethnic and socioeconomic sub-populations is a regulatory priority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. There currently exist both ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in the use of tobacco products. Monitoring such inequalities in exposure to tobacco marketing is essential to inform tobacco regulatory policy that may reduce known tobacco-related health disparities. We use data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Wave 1 youth survey to examine (1) recalled exposure to and liking of tobacco marketing for cigarettes, non-large cigars, and e-cigarettes, (2) self-reported exposure to specific tobacco marketing tactics, namely coupons, sweepstakes, and free samples, and (3) self-reported impact of tobacco marketing and promotions on product use. Findings indicate that African Americans and those of lower SES were more likely to recall having seen cigarette and non-large cigar ads. Reported exposure to coupons, sweepstakes and free samples also varied ethnically and socioeconomically. African Americans and those of lower SES were more likely than other respondents to report that marketing and promotions as played a role in their tobacco product use. Better understanding of communication inequalities and their influence on product use is needed to inform tobacco regulatory action that may reduce tobacco company efforts to target vulnerable groups. Tobacco education communication campaigns focusing on disproportionately affected groups could help counter the effects of targeted industry marketing.

ETS exposure in the workplace : perceptions and reactions by employees in 114 work sites

Abrams, D., Thompson, B., Emmons, K., Abrams, D. S., Ockene, J. K., & Feng, Z. (n.d.).

Publication year

1995

Journal title

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volume

37

Issue

9

Page(s)

1086-1092

10.1097/00043764-199509000-00009

Abstract

Abstract

Employees are often exposed to and bothered by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the workplace; however, little is known about correlates of workers’perceptions of their exposure. In this study, 20,801 employees in 114 work sites in the United States were surveyed; variables related to perceptions of exposure and being bothered by ETS were entered into regression models. Many of the workplaces had total or partial restrictions on smoking in the workplace; however, over half of the respondents (52.4%) reported they were exposed to ETS at work. Smoking policy, smoking status, age, gender, living with a smoker, and occupation contributed to models for perceived exposure and being bothered by tobacco smoke. Work site smoking restrictions seem to have an impact on employee attitudes concerning exposure to ETS. About 35% of employees were bothered regularly by smokiness at their workplaces, which made their working conditions both uncomfortable and exposed them to an unsafe working environment.

Evaluating worksite smoking policies. Methodologic issues

Abrams, D., Biener, L., Abrams, D. B., Emmons, K., & Follick, M. J. (n.d.).

Publication year

1989

Journal title

New York State Journal of Medicine

Volume

89

Issue

1

Page(s)

5-10

Abstract

Abstract

This paper discusses the methodologic issues one confronts when studying the impact of worksite smoking policies, using one such study as an example. Topic covered include defining the research questions, deciding on timing of measurements in relation to policy implementation, advantages and disadvantages of cohort versus cross-sectional research designs, and alternative measurement techniques. The sample study examined changes over one year in the smoking-related behaviors and attitudes of employees of a hospital that initiated a restrictive smoking policy, in relation to employees of a comparable hospital without a reductive policy. The short term impact on ambient carbon monoxide was also examined. A case is made for studying the impact of smoking policy in the context of other strategies for reducing smoking prevalence at the worksite, such as individual treatment and organization initiatives to motivate smoking cessation.

Evaluation of motivationally tailored vs. Standard self-help physical activity interventions at the workplace

Abrams, D., Marcus, B. H., Emmons, K. M., Simkin-Silverman, L. R., Linnan, L. A., Taylor, E. R., Bock, B. C., Roberts, M. B., Rossi, J. S., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

1998

Journal title

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volume

12

Issue

4

Page(s)

246-253

10.4278/0890-1171-12.4.246

Abstract

Abstract

Purpose. This study compares the efficacy of a self-help intervention tailored to the individual's stage of motivational readiness for exercise adoption with a standard self-help exercise promotion intervention. Design. Interventions were delivered at baseline and 1 month; assessments were collected at baseline and 3 months. Setting. Eleven worksites participating in the Working Healthy Research Trial. Subjects. Participants (n = 1559) were a subsample of employees at participating worksites, individually randomized to one of two treatment conditions. Intervention. Printed self-help exercise promotion materials either (1) matched to the individual's stage of motivational readiness for exercise adoption (motivationally tailored), or (2) standard materials (standard). Measures. Measures of stage of motivational readiness for exercise and items from the 7-Day Physical Activity Recall. Results. Among intervention completers (n = 903), chi- square analyses showed that, compared to the standard intervention, those receiving the motivationally tailored intervention were significantly more likely to show increases (37% vs. 27%) and less likely to show either no change (52% vs. 58%) or regression (11% vs. 15%) in stage of motivational readiness. Multivariate analyses of variance showed that changes in stage of motivational readiness were significantly associated with changes in self- reported time spent in exercise. Conclusions. This is the first prospective, randomized, controlled trial demonstrating the efficacy of a brief motivationally tailored intervention compared to a standard self-help intervention for exercise adoption. These findings appear to support treatment approaches that tailor interventions to the individual's stage of motivational readiness for exercise adoption.

Evidence, alarm, and the debate over e-cigarettes

Abrams, D., Fairchild, A., Healton, C., Curran, J., Abrams, D. S., & Bayer, R. (n.d.).

Publication year

2019

Journal title

Science

Volume

366

Issue

6471

Page(s)

1318-1320

10.1126/science.aba0032

Abstract

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Exercise enhances the maintenance of smoking cessation in women

Abrams, D., Marcus, B. H., Albrecht, A. E., Niaura, R. S., Taylor, E. R., Simkin, L. R., Feder, S. I., Abrams, D. B., & Thompson, P. D. (n.d.).

Publication year

1995

Journal title

Addictive Behaviors

Volume

20

Issue

1

Page(s)

87-92

10.1016/0306-4603(94)00048-4

Abstract

Abstract

We examined the effects of physical exercise on smoking relapse. Twenty previously sedentary female smokers were randomly assigned to smoking cessation plus exercise or smoking cessation with frequency contact control. The smoking cessation program included 12 professionally led sessions over 12 weeks. Exercise treatment included three supervised exercise sessions per week for 15 weeks. Contact control included three women's health/wellness lectures per week for 15 weeks. Smoking abstinence was validated by carbon monoxide and saliva cotinine. Mean exercise attendance for exercise subjects was 88% with an increase in estimated VO2 of 25%. The percentage of subjects who quit for 24 hours was 80% for the exercise and 90% for the contact group. One subject in the contact group remained abstinent at the end of the 12-week treatment and at 1-, 3-, and 12-month follow-ups, whereas three subjects in the exercise group were abstinent at these time points. These results suggest that exercise training improves short-term quit rates and may prove a useful strategy for long-term maintenance of smoking cessation.

Exercise, smoking cessation, and short-term changes in serum lipids in women : A preliminary investigation

Abrams, D., Niaura, R. S., Marcus, B., Albrecht, A., Thompson, P., & Abrams, D. S. (n.d.).

Publication year

1998

Journal title

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volume

30

Issue

9

Page(s)

1414-1418

10.1097/00005768-199809000-00010

Abstract

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the combined effects of exercise and smoking cessation on serum lipids. Methods: Eighteen female smokers quit smoking using standard behavioral methods combined with exercise (N = 9) or with a nonexercise contact time control (N = 9). The smoking cessation program for both groups consisted of 12 weekly 1-h behavioral modification sessions held over 12 wk. Exercise training consisted of three supervised 45- min sessions per week for 12 wk. Contact control consisted of three health education lectures/discussions per week for 12 wk. Fitness (estimated V̇O2 peak), dietary variables, and fasting serum lipids and lipoproteins were assessed before and at the end of treatment. V̇O2 peak increased in the exercise subjects compared with the controls. Results: Total caloric intake as well as total fat and carbohydrate increased significantly after smoking cessation in the controls, but there were no dietary changes in the exercise group, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-C2 increased (7.6 mg·dL-1, P < 0.01) in the exercise group, whereas the increases in HDL and its subfractions did not attain statistical significance in the contact control group. Total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL)-C, and triglycerides did not change in either group. Conclusions: We conclude that exercise training magnifies the increase in HDL-C that usually occurs with smoking cessation.

Exploring scenarios to dramatically reduce smoking prevalence : A simulation model of the three-part cessation process

Abrams, D., Levy, D. T., Mabry, P. L., Graham, A. L., Orleans, C. T., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2010

Journal title

American journal of public health

Volume

100

Issue

7

Page(s)

1253-1259

10.2105/AJPH.2009.166785

Abstract

Abstract

Objectives. We used a simulation model to analyze whether the Healthy People 2010 goal of reducing smoking prevalence from the current 19.8% rate to 12% by 2010 could be accomplished by increasing quit attempts, increasing the use of treatments, or increasing the effectiveness of treatment. Methods. We expanded on previous versions of the tobacco control simulation model SimSmoke to assess the effects of an Increase in quit attempts, treatment use, and treatment effectiveness to reduce smoking prevalence. In the model, we considered increases in each of these parameters individually and in combination. Results. Individually, 100% increases in quit attempts, treatment use, and treatment effectiveness reduced the projected 2020 prevalence to 13.9%, 16.7%, and 15.9%, respectively. With a combined 100% increase in all components, the goal of a 12% adult smoking prevalence could be reached by 2012. Conclusions. If we are to come close to reaching Healthy People 2010 goals in the foreseeable future, we must not only induce quit attempts but also increase treatment use and effectiveness. Simulation models provide a useful tool for evaluating tne potential to reach public health targets.

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in naturalistic settings

Abrams, D., Emmons, K. M., Abrams, D. B., Marshall, R. J., Etzel, R. A., Novotny, T. E., Marcus, B. H., & Kane, M. E. (n.d.).

Publication year

1992

Journal title

American journal of public health

Volume

82

Issue

1

Page(s)

24-28

10.2105/AJPH.82.1.24

Abstract

Abstract

Background. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been identified as a risk factor for chronic disease among nonsmokers. Results of epidemiological surveys suggest that the majority of nonsmokers have regular ETS exposure. However, little is known about the topography of exposure. Methods. An exposure diary was used by 186 nonsmokers to self-monitor ETS exposure over a 7-day period. Subjects also completed a questionnaire that assessed their patterns of ETS exposure. Results. The primary source of ETS exposure was the workplace, except when there was a smoker in the household, in which case the household was the primary source. The presence of a smoker in the household resulted in higher levels of exposure both at work and in other locations when compared with subjects without household exposure. Subjects' assessments of exposure on the questionnaire were consistently lower than their self-monitored levels. This finding suggests that general exposure ratings underestimate exposure. Conclusions. This study provides a new understanding of the patterns of ETS exposure and may help guide the development of policies and interventions designed to reduce ETS exposure.

External validity : We need to do more

Abrams, D., Glasgow, R. E., Green, L. W., Klesges, L. M., Abrams, D. B., Fisher, E. B., Goldstein, M. G., Hayman, L. L., Ockene, J. K., & Orleans, C. T. (n.d.).

Publication year

2006

Journal title

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volume

31

Issue

2

Page(s)

105-108

10.1207/s15324796abm3102_1

Abstract

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Facilitating transdisciplinary research : The experience of the transdisciplinary tobacco use research centers

Abrams, D., Morgan, G. D., Kobus, K., Gerlach, K. K., Neighbors, C., Lerman, C., Abrams, D. B., & Rimer, B. K. (n.d.).

Publication year

2003

Journal title

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volume

5

Issue

SUPPL. 1

Page(s)

S11-19

10.1080/14622200310001625537

Abstract

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and morbidity in the United States. Heightened recognition of this public health concern has led researchers from multiple and varied disciplines to address this complex and multidimensional behavior. The need for an alternative research paradigm, focusing on a transdisciplinary approach that integrates work across disciplines in order to advance the field most quickly, has been identified. This recognized need led to the development of the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURC) initiative, funded jointly by the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This paper discusses the formation and early implementation stages of the initiative, including meetings that led to the development of the TTURCs, funders' and research centers' perspectives on implementation, and early observations about the products of the initiative.

Factors associated with changes in flavored tobacco products used : Findings from wave 2 and wave 3 (2014–2016) of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study

Abrams, D., Bansal-Travers, M., Rivard, C., Silveira, M. L., Kimmel, H., Poonai, K., Bernat, J. K., Jackson, K., Rudy, S., Johnson, A., Cullen, K. A., Goniewicz, M., Travers, M., Hyland, A., Villanti, A., Hrywna, M., Abrams, D. S., Fong, G., Elton-Marshall, T., … Sharma, E. (n.d.).

Publication year

2022

Journal title

Addictive Behaviors

Volume

130

10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107290

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: Flavored non-cigarette tobacco product use is widespread in the U.S. The availability of flavor options could be playing a role in recent increases in use, especially for non-cigarette tobacco products, among youth and young adults. Little is known about specific flavor preferences of youth and adult flavored tobacco product users, as well as how preferences may change over time. Methods: This study analyzes PATH Study data from completed Wave 2 (2014–2015) and Wave 3 (2015–2016) youth (12–17 years), and adult (18 + years) interviews to estimate the prevalence of flavored non-cigarette tobacco product use. We assess flavor switching by examining changes between flavors and characteristics of those who changed flavors between waves. Results: Across age groups, and at both waves, fruit-flavored products were the most frequently used flavor by past 30-day electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), cigar, cigarillo, and hookah users. In the past 30 days, a higher proportion of youth and young adults used candy/sweets-flavored ENDS than adults. Among adult ENDS users, the odds of changing flavors were highest among younger users and decreased with increasing age. Conclusions: Flavored tobacco product use is prevalent across non-cigarette tobacco products. Stability in the number of flavors used, as well as specific flavors, is higher among adult tobacco users, while the use of multiple flavors, and change in specific flavor, is more prevalent among youth tobacco users. Additional longitudinal research can further examine the role flavors play in appeal, product trial, and switching.

Food and drug administration regulation of tobacco : Integrating science, law, policy, and advocacy

Abrams, D., Villanti, A. C., Vargyas, E. J., Niaura, R. S., Beck, S. E., Pearson, J. L., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2011

Journal title

American journal of public health

Volume

101

Issue

7

Page(s)

1160-1162

10.2105/AJPH.2011.300229

Abstract

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Forging trandisciplinary bridges to meet the physical inactivity challenge in the 21st century

Abrams, D., King, A. C., Bauman, A., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2002

Journal title

American journal of preventive medicine

Volume

23

Issue

2 SUPPL. 1

Page(s)

104-106

10.1016/S0749-3797(02)00481-6

Abstract

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Fostering transparency in e-cigarette research synthesis : the utility and limitations of methodological hierarchies

Abrams, D., Villanti, A. C., Niaura, R. S., Pearson, J. L., Glasser, A. M., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2018

Journal title

Addiction

Volume

113

Issue

3

Page(s)

409-410

10.1111/add.14143

Abstract

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Frequency of youth e-cigarette and tobacco use patterns in the United States : Measurement precision is critical to inform public health

Abrams, D., Villanti, A. C., Pearson, J. L., Glasser, A. M., Johnson, A. L., Collins, L. K., Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2017

Journal title

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volume

19

Issue

11

Page(s)

1345-1350

10.1093/ntr/ntw388

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: E-cigarette use occurs with tobacco product use in youth. Methods: Using the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), we examined past 30-day frequency of cigarette, cigar, smokeless, and e-cigarette use in the context of past 30-day and ever tobacco product use in US middle and high school students (N = 22 007). Frequency of productspecific use was examined by exclusive versus concurrent use with another product in the past 30 days (poly-use). Results: In 2014, the majority (83%) of US middle and high school students had not used tobacco or e-cigarettes in the past 30 days. In the 9.3% of youth reporting any past 30-day e-cigarette use, 63% also reported using a tobacco product; among the 3.3% past 30-day exclusive e-cigarette users, about two-thirds (2.1%) had ever used combustible or non-combustible tobacco products and one-third (1.2%) had not. Few never tobacco users had used e-cigarettes on 10 or more days in the past month (absolute percent < 0.1%). Among past 30-day cigarette and smokeless users, the two highest frequency categories were 1-2 days and daily use; among past 30-day e-cigarette and cigar users, prevalence decreased with increasing frequency of use. The majority of past 30-day cigarette, cigar, smokeless, and e-cigarette users reported poly-use. Conclusions: Prevalence estimates for a single product mask the complex patterns of frequency, temporality, and poly-use in youth. Two-thirds of past 30-day exclusive e-cigarette users have ever used tobacco. Poly-use is the dominant pattern of tobacco and e-cigarette use among US middle and high school students. Implications: Our study highlights the complexity of tobacco use patterns in US middle and high school students. Future studies addressing the full public health impact of movement into or out of combustible tobacco use will require longitudinal data with appropriate measures of tobacco and e-cigarette product-specific use (eg, frequency and intensity), as well as adequate sample size and a sufficient number of waves to determine how use of individual products, like e-cigarettes, impact progression into or out of more stable patterns of tobacco and e-cigarette use.

Frequency of youth e-cigarette, tobacco, and poly-use in the United States, 2015 : Update to Villanti et al., "frequency of youth e-cigarette and tobacco use patterns in the United States: Measurement precision is critical to inform public health"

Abrams, D., Collins, L. K., Villanti, A. C., Pearson, J. L., Glasser, A. M., Johnson, A. L., Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2017

Journal title

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volume

19

Issue

10

Page(s)

1253-1254

10.1093/ntr/ntx073

Abstract

Abstract

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Future directions for postdoctoral training in cancer prevention : Insights from a panel of experts

Abrams, D., Nelson, D. E., Faupel-Badger, J., Phillips, S., Belcher, B., Chang, S., Abrams, D. B., Kramer, B. S., White, M. C., O'Malley, M., Varanasi, A. P., Fabian, C. J., Wiest, J. S., Colditz, G. A., Hall, K., Shields, P. G., & Weitzel, J. N. (n.d.).

Publication year

2014

Journal title

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volume

23

Issue

4

Page(s)

679-683

10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1209

Abstract

Abstract

Cancer prevention postdoctoral fellowships have existed since the 1970s. The National Cancer Institute facilitated a meeting by a panel of experts in April 2013 to consider four important topics for future directions for cancer prevention postdoctoral training programs: (i) future research needs; (ii) underrepresented disciplines; (iii) curriculum; and (iv) career preparation. Panelists proffered several areas needing more research or emphasis, ranging from computational science to culture. Health care providers, along with persons from nontraditional disciplines in scientific training programs such as engineers and lawyers, were among those recognized as being underrepresented in training programs. Curriculum suggestions were that fellows receive training in topics such as leadership and human relations, in addition to learning the principles of epidemiology, cancer biologic mechanisms, and behavioral science. For career preparation, there was a clear recognition of the diversity of employment options available besides academic positions, and that programleaders should do more to help fellows identify and prepare for different career paths. The major topics and strategies covered at this meeting can help form the basis for cancer prevention training programleaders to consider modifications or new directions, and keep them updated with the changing scientific and employment climate for doctoral degree recipients and postdoctoral fellows.

Geospatial exposure to point-of-sale tobacco : Real-time craving and smoking-cessation outcomes

Abrams, D., Kirchner, T. R., Cantrell, J., Anesetti-Rothermel, A., Ganz, O., Vallone, D. M., & Abrams, D. B. (n.d.).

Publication year

2013

Journal title

American journal of preventive medicine

Volume

45

Issue

4

Page(s)

379-385

10.1016/j.amepre.2013.05.016

Abstract

Abstract

Background: Little is known about the factors that drive the association between point-of-sale marketing and behavior, because methods that directly link individual-level use outcomes to real-world point-of-sale exposure are only now beginning to be developed. Purpose: Daily outcomes during smoking cessation were examined as a function of both real-time geospatial exposure to point-of-sale tobacco (POST) and subjective craving to smoke. Methods: Continuous individual geospatial location data collected over the first month of a smoking-cessation attempt in 2010-2012 (N=475) were overlaid on a POST outlet geodatabase (N=1060). Participants' mobility data were used to quantify the number of times they came into contact with a POST outlet. Participants recorded real-time craving levels and smoking status via ecological momentary assessment (EMA) on cellular telephones. Results: The final data set spanned a total of 12,871 days of EMA and geospatial tracking. Lapsing was significantly more likely on days with any POST contact (OR=1.19, 95% CI=1.18, 1.20), and increasingly likely as the number of daily POST contacts increased (OR=1.07, 95% CI=1.06, 1.08). Overall, daily POST exposure was significantly associated with lapsing when craving was low (OR=1.22, 95% CI=1.20, 1.23); high levels of craving were more directly associated with lapse outcomes. Conclusions: These data shed light on the way mobility patterns drive a dynamic interaction between individuals and the POST environment, demonstrating that quantification of individuals' exposure to POST marketing can be used to identify previously unrecognized patterns of association among individual mobility, the built environment, and behavioral outcomes.

Glasser A,..et l ..(Abrams DB)... et al…"Indicators of tobacco dependence among youth: Findings from Wave 1 (2013-2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study"

Abrams, D. (n.d.).

Publication year

2023

Journal title

Nicotine &amp; Tobacco Research

Volume

25

Issue

2

Abstract

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