Addictive behaviors
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Addictive behaviors · Jul 2020
Adult perceptions of the relative harm of tobacco products and subsequent tobacco product use: Longitudinal findings from waves 1 and 2 of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study.
To examine: (1) How perceptions of harm for seven non-cigarette tobacco products predict subsequent use; (2) How change in use is associated with changes in perceptions of product harm; (3) Whether sociodemographic variables moderate the association between perceptions and use. ⋯ Strategies to prevent initiation and promote cessation of these products may benefit from understanding and addressing perceptions of these products.