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Joseph R DiFranza

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Ebrahimi Kalan M, Bahelah R, Bursac Z, Ben Taleb Z, DiFranza J, Tleis M, et al.
Drug Alcohol Depend . 2020 Oct; 217:108346. PMID: 33075692
Objective: Identifying the factors associated with nicotine dependence (ND) is essential to prevent initiation and continued use, and to promote cessation among youth. This study aims to document the predictors...
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Bentivegna K, Atuegwu N, Oncken C, DiFranza J, Mortensen E
J Adolesc Health . 2020 Jul; 68(1):123-129. PMID: 32641242
Purpose: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has increased exponentially among the youth in the United States and may increase the incidence of substance use. Methods: Youth participants (12-17 years) were surveyed...
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Ebrahimi Kalan M, Behaleh R, DiFranza J, Bursac Z, Ben Taleb Z, Tleis M, et al.
J Adolesc Health . 2020 Jul; 67(6):859-867. PMID: 32622925
Purpose: Waterpipe (WP) smoking patterns and setting can result in a unique trajectory of nicotine dependence (ND) compared with cigarette smoking. This longitudinal study compared the development of ND symptoms...
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Levinson A, Lee J, Jason L, DiFranza J
Pediatrics . 2020 Apr; 145(5). PMID: 32321778
Background And Objectives: A previous single-county study found that retail stores usually asked young-looking tobacco customers to show proof-of-age identification, but a large proportion of illegal tobacco sales to minors...
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DiFranza J
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging . 2020 Mar; 5(6):629-630. PMID: 32198003
No abstract available.
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Levinson A, Ma M, Jason L, Lee J, Landrine H, Glueck D, et al.
JAMA Pediatr . 2018 Aug; 172(10):966-972. PMID: 30128544
Importance: Despite progress against tobacco sales to minors, retailers continue to violate state and federal laws and supply adolescent smokers with tobacco products. Government-sanctioned surveys underestimate the extent of the...
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Bahelah R, Ward K, Ben Taleb Z, DiFranza J, Eissenberg T, Jaber R, et al.
Tob Control . 2018 Jun; 28(3):254-260. PMID: 29895703
Introduction: Waterpipe smoking continues to pose significant challenges to tobacco control efforts and many adolescent waterpipe smokers experience symptoms of nicotine dependence (ND). This study examined the predictors of progression...
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Thompson M, Poirier G, Davila-Garcia M, Huang W, Tam K, Robidoux M, et al.
J Psychopharmacol . 2017 Jul; 32(3):332-343. PMID: 28747086
Mentholated cigarettes capture a quarter of the US market, and are disproportionately smoked by adolescents. Menthol allosterically modulates nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function, but its effects on the brain and nicotine...
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Bahelah R, DiFranza J, Ward K, Eissenberg T, Fouad F, Ben Taleb Z, et al.
Addict Behav . 2017 Jun; 74:127-133. PMID: 28624697
Introduction: Waterpipe typically is smoked intermittently over long smoking sessions. Waterpipe is addictive and its users show symptoms of nicotine dependence (ND). This study examined the risk of developing ND...
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Poirier G, Huang W, Tam K, DiFranza J, King J
Nicotine Tob Res . 2017 Apr; 19(9):1016-1023. PMID: 28444321
Introduction: Individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are susceptible to earlier and more severe nicotine addiction. To shed light on the relationship between nicotine and ADHD, we examined nicotine's effects...