Abstract
This study assessed the hypothetical impact of flavored cigar sales restrictions on cigar smoking among Black young adult cigar smokers (ages 21-29). Forty in-depth interviews were conducted in 2020. Interviews were independently coded and analyzed using thematic analysis. When asked how they would smoke cigars given a flavor sales restriction, half of participants reported they would smoke in the same way, a third would stop or reduce smoking, and a few were unsure of what they would do. Cigar smoking outcome expectancies, preference for flavors, and perceived addictiveness of cigar products may predict cigar smoking change given flavor sales restrictions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 501-519 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health(social science)
Keywords
- Black or African American
- Cigars
- blunts
- cigar flavor sales restrictions
- cigarillos
- health disparities
- minority health
- qualitative study
- tobacco