Identifying Promising Message Themes for Youth Who Use Multiple Tobacco Products.

Purpose: While most tobacco prevention and cessation ads focus on a single product, little research exists on developing campaigns to influence youth who use multiple tobacco products (MTPs).

Methods: To examine the effects of message themes in ads targeting MTP use, we conducted an online within-subjects experiment with n = 310 US youth (ages 13-20) who reported past 30-day vaping and smoking cigarettes or cigars. Participants were randomly assigned to rate 6 messages from different themes about the consequences of vaping and smoking (e.

An exploration of Michigan certified peer support specialists' perceptions on tobacco use and additional future supports.

Introduction: Certified peer support specialists, recovery coaches and community health workers uniquely connect to individuals who smoke through shared experiences. This study examines peers' perceptions of tobacco cessation supports to enhance policy and intervention opportunities in rural and non-rural communities.

Methods: Peers (n=172) responded to a needs assessment available from 30 November 2023 to 1 February 2024.

Acceptability and feasibility of a mobile behavioral economic health intervention to reduce alcohol use in adults in rural areas.

Background: At-risk alcohol use is associated with increased adverse health consequences, yet is undertreated in healthcare settings. People residing in rural areas need improved access to services; however, few interventions are designed to meet the needs of rural populations. Mobile interventions can provide feasible, low-cost, and scalable means for reaching this population and improving health, and behavioral economic approaches are promising.

New Directions for Motivational Incentive Interventions for Smoking Cessation.

Background: Motivational incentive interventions are highly effective for smoking cessation. Yet, these interventions are not widely available to people who want to quit smoking, in part, due to barriers such as administrative burden, concern about the use of extrinsic reinforcement (i.e.