Cigarillo Flavor and Motivation to Quit among Co-Users of Cigarillos and Cannabis

A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID15465644
AuthorsAllison Glasser (0000-0002-6582-2684, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Julianna M Nemeth (0000-0002-1247-3337, The Ohio State University), Amanda J Quisenberry (0000-0003-0108-8473, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center), Abigail B Shoben (0000-0001-9347-4755, The Ohio State University), Erika Trapl (0000-0002-5021-8505, Case Western Reserve University), Erika S Trapl (Case Western Reserve University), Elizabeth G Klein (0000-0002-6895-4682, The Ohio State University)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue9
Pages5727-5727
Publication date2022-05-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19095727
PMID35565122
OpenAlexW4229333642
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited78

Flavored cigar restrictions have the potential to benefit public health. Flavor availability facilitates cigarillo use, but it is unknown if flavor impacts patterns of co-use of cigarillos and cannabis, an increasingly prevalent behavior among young adults. Data were collected (2020-2021) in a cross-sectional online survey administered to a convenience sample of young adults who smoked cigarillos from 15 areas with high cigar use prevalence. We assessed the relationship between flavored cigarillo use and motivation to quit cannabis and cigarillo use among past 30-day co-users (N = 218), as well as several covariates (e.g., cigarillo price and flavor/cannabis policy). Flavored cigarillo perceived appeal and harm were hypothesized parallel mediators. Most co-users reported usually using flavored cigarillos (79.5%), which was not significantly associated with motivation to quit cigarillos or cannabis. Perceived cigarillo harm (β = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.00, 0.33), advertising exposure (β = 0.12, 95% CI = 0.00, 0.24), and income (among racial/ethnic minorities; β = -0.13, 95% CI = -0.25, -0.02) were significant predictors of motivation to quit cigarillos. There were no significant predictors of motivation to quit cannabis. Cigarillo flavor was not associated with motivation to quit, so findings could suggest that banning flavors in cigars may have a neutral impact on co-use with cannabis among young adults

Cannabis · Environmental health · Harm · Psychiatry · Sociology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology

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