Racial/Ethnic Differences in Appeal and Preference for Flavored Little Cigars/Cigarillos: A Multi-Method Approach to Inform Tobacco Policy
University of Oklahoma
Summary
This multi-method project will recruit young adults who currently use cigarillos and examine the effects of different flavored cigarillo types (concept, characterizing, tobacco) on three measures of tobacco product appeal: subjective effects (e.g., taste, enjoyment, satisfaction, reward), actual smoking behavior (e.g., number of puffs), and tobacco product purchases via a simulated experimental tobacco marketplace.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–34 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages18 to 34 * Smoke a little cigar or cigarillo (LCCs) "some days" or "everyday" (verified by brand name of the product); * Ability to read English at an 8th grade level or higher; and * No immediate plans to quit using tobacco * \> 1 prior experience, even 1 puff, with a flavored tobacco product * U.S. Citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or stop smoking medication; * Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or currently breastfeeding; * Past or current self-reported clinically signi…
Interventions
- OtherSmoking outcomes
Participants will be assessed on several smoking outcomes including puffing behavior, subjective effects, and exhaled carbon monoxide
Location
- TSET Health Promotion Research CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma