Adult use of cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos in Cuyahoga County, Ohio: A cross-sectional study

Borawski, Elaine A.; Brooks, Ashley; Colabianchi, Natalie; Trapl, Erika S.; Przepyszny, Kathryn A.; Nichelle, Shaw,; Danosky, Laura

doi:10.1093/ntr/ntq057

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“…9,10,12 In contrast, the lifetime smoker of LCCs is more likely to be white and be more educated. These lifetime smokers may include those who have only experimented with LCCs in the past and may not have been regular users.…”

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Little Cigars and Cigarillos: Users, Perceptions, and Reasons for Use

et al. 2016

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Objective This study examines little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) adult user characteristics, perceived addictiveness, use and importance of flavors, intentions to continue use, and reasons for use to inform prevention efforts and regulatory policy. Methods Data come from the 2014 Tobacco Products and Risk Perceptions Survey of a national probability sample of 5717 US adults, conducted online, June–November, 2014. The analytic sample consisted of 141 current LCC users. Results Current LCC smokers were more likely to be male, younger, black or Hispanic, lower SES, current cigarette smokers, and to report poorer health than non-smokers. Perceived addictiveness was low overall, with 73.6% considering themselves “not at all” addicted, although female LCC users and dual users of cigarettes were more likely to consider themselves addicted to LCCs. Use of flavored LCCs was widespread. Flavors were cited as important reasons for use, especially among younger users, as were favorable comparisons with affordability and burn time of cigarettes. Conclusions Most LCC users do not perceive themselves addicted to LCCs. Users report being influenced most by flavorings and affordability, indicating that appropriate regulations and education to improve health perceptions could help reduce use of these harmful products.

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Little Cigars and Cigarillos: Users, Perceptions, and Reasons for Use

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Although smoking rates in the USA have decreased, the recent declines in cigarette consumption are offset by sharp increases in the consumption of other tobacco products including cigarillos. 9 These products are increasingly aggressively marketed on the internet (eg, through social media) and at the point of sale and may serve as a means to introduce youth to tobacco.…”

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‘Sweeter Than a Swisher’: amount and themes of little cigar and cigarillo content on Twitter

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ObjectiveDespite recent increases in little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) use—particularly among urban youth, African-Americans and Latinos—research on targeted strategies for marketing these products is sparse. Little is known about the amount or content of LCC messages users see or share on social media, a popular communication medium among youth and communities of colour.MethodsKeyword rules were used to collect tweets related to LCCs from the Twitter Firehose posted in October 2014 and March–April 2015. Tweets were coded for promotional content, brand references, co-use with marijuana and subculture references (eg, rap/hip-hop, celebrity endorsements) and were classified as commercial and ‘organic’/non-commercial using a combination of machine learning methods, keyword algorithms and human coding. Metadata associated with each tweet were used to categorise users as influencers (1000 and more followers) and regular users (under 1000 followers).ResultsKeyword filters captured over 4 372 293 LCC tweets. Analyses revealed that 17% of account users posting about LCCs were influencers and 1% of accounts were overtly commercial. Influencers were more likely to mention LCC brands and post promotional messages. Approximately 83% of LCC tweets contained references to marijuana and 29% of tweets were memes. Tweets also contained references to rap/hip-hop lyrics and urban subculture.ConclusionsTwitter is a major information-sharing and marketing platform for LCCs. Co-use of tobacco and marijuana is common and normalised on Twitter. The presence and broad reach of LCC messages on social media warrants urgent need for surveillance and serious attention from public health professionals and policymakers. Future tobacco use prevention initiatives should be adapted to ensure that they are inclusive of LCC use.

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“…The majority of respondents were white non-Hispanic. There is evidence that minorities are more likely to be consumers of cigar products, especially little cigars and cigarillos 18. However, lack of racial/ethnic diversity within the sample did not allow for the exploration of perceptions among those groups.…”

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Cigarette smokers’ classification of tobacco products: Table 1

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The results of this survey suggest that when presented with photographs of tobacco products, large proportions of current smokers were unable to differentiate between cigarettes, little cigars, cigarillos, RYO and cigars. Findings have implications for existing public health efforts targeting cigarette smokers, and underscore the need to review current definitions of tobacco products and federal excise taxes on such products.

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Adult use of cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos in Cuyahoga County, Ohio: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 28 publications

References 18 publications

Little Cigars and Cigarillos: Users, Perceptions, and Reasons for Use

Little Cigars and Cigarillos: Users, Perceptions, and Reasons for Use

‘Sweeter Than a Swisher’: amount and themes of little cigar and cigarillo content on Twitter

Cigarette smokers’ classification of tobacco products: Table 1

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