title: Correlates of other tobacco use in a community sample of young adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Young adult use of alternative nicotine and tobacco products (ANTPs) has increased dramatically since 2000. While recent studies address ANTP prevalence, relatively little is known about predictors of use. This secondary analysis examined demographic, personality, and other substance use factors as predictors of past month ANTP use.
  
  
  METHODS
  Community participants (n=319; 51% female) completed an online survey during the initial stage of a larger study, for which all were required to have smoked cigarettes and consumed alcohol in the past month. The survey assessed demographics, impulsivity, and past-month frequency of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority (61%) of participants endorsed ANTP use in the past 30days. The odds of ANTP use were associated with Caucasian ethnicity, younger age, more frequent alcohol use, and with the sensation seeking and positive urgency components of impulsivity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggest that ANTP use among young adults is a substantial problem, and that there is a need for interventions that target tobacco use generally rather than cigarette smoking only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, United States; VA San Diego Healthcare System, United States. Electronic address: nmdoran@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Neal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, United States; VA San Diego Healthcare System, United States.
authors.forename: Ryan S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Trim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Impulsivity; Polytobacco; Tobacco; Young adult