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Mayra Vargas-Rivera

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Articles 6
Citations 39
Followers 0
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Psychiatry
Public Health
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Wasim Maziak
Wei Li
Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan
Olatokunbo Osibogun
Ziyad Ben Taleb
Thomas Eissenberg
Prem Gautam
Rime Jebai
Mu-Rong Chao
David Brown
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Nicotine Tob Res
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Tob Control
Int J Behav Med
Health Commun
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Recent Articles
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Effect of menthol/mint-flavored pods on young JUUL E-cigarette users' subjective experience, puffing behavior, and nicotine exposure: A pilot study
Li W, Vargas-Rivera M, Eissenberg T, Shihadeh A, Talih S, Maziak W
Drug Alcohol Depend . 2022 Jun; 237:109516. PMID: 35679691
Background: Recent regulations have banned all flavors except menthol/mint and classic tobacco from pod-based e-cigarette devices such as JUUL. However, menthol/mint flavor can present a potential risk given its increasing...
2.
The Effects of Pictorial Health Warning Label on Waterpipe (Low- and High-Frequency) Smokers' Experiences, Toxicant Exposures, and Puffing Behavior
Gautam P, Ebrahimi Kalan M, Li W, Ben Taleb Z, Vargas-Rivera M, Jebai R, et al.
Int J Behav Med . 2022 Mar; 30(1):146-153. PMID: 35260948
Background: Pictorial health warning label (PHWL) is an effective risk communication measure among cigarette smokers. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the effect of PHWL on low- and...
3.
Markers of oxidative stress and toxicant exposure among young waterpipe smokers in the USA
Jebai R, Ebrahimi Kalan M, Vargas-Rivera M, Osibogun O, Li W, Gautam P, et al.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int . 2021 Jan; 28(21):26677-26683. PMID: 33491143
Waterpipe (aka hookah) tobacco smokers are exposed to toxicants that can lead to oxidative DNA and RNA damage, a precursor to chronic disease formation. This study assessed toxicant exposure and...
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The Effect of Graphic Health Warning Labels Placed on the ENDS Device on Young Adult Users' Experience, Exposure and Intention to Use: A Pilot Study
Li W, Vargas-Rivera M, Ebrahimi Kalan M, Ben Taleb Z, Asfar T, Osibogun O, et al.
Health Commun . 2021 Jan; 37(7):842-849. PMID: 33475000
This proof-of-concept study aims to evaluate the effect of placing graphic health warning labels (GHWLs) on the ENDS device on users' experience, puffing patterns, harm perception, nicotine exposure, and intention...
5.
Effect of flavour manipulation on ENDS (JUUL) users' experiences, puffing behaviour and nicotine exposure among US college students
Vargas-Rivera M, Ebrahimi Kalan M, Ward-Peterson M, Osibogun O, Li W, Brown D, et al.
Tob Control . 2020 May; PMID: 32447315
Significance: Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use has continued to increase exponentially among young people in the USA, with unique flavours being one of the most cited reasons for use....
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Flavored Versus Nonflavored Waterpipe Tobacco: A Comparison of Toxicant Exposure, Puff Topography, Subjective Experiences, and Harm Perceptions
Ben Taleb Z, Breland A, Bahelah R, Ebrahimi Kalan M, Vargas-Rivera M, Jaber R, et al.
Nicotine Tob Res . 2018 Jul; 21(9):1213-1219. PMID: 29982728
Introduction: Flavored waterpipe (WP) tobacco is the main type of tobacco used by young WP smokers, and a major factor attracting youth to smoke. However, evidence regarding the effect of...