Cultural and demographic correlates of dual tobacco use in a sample of Alaska Native adults who smoke cigarettes

• Main Authors: Epperson, Anna E, Crouch, Maria, Skan, Jordan, Benowitz, Neal L, Schnellbaecher, Matthew, Prochaska, Judith J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2020
• Subjects: Public Health; Health Sciences; Tobacco; Substance Misuse; Prevention; Cancer; Tobacco Smoke and Health; Arctic; American Indian or Alaska Native; Lung; Behavioral and Social Science; Clinical Research; Prevention of disease and conditions; and promotion of well-being; 3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing; Cardiovascular; Respiratory; Good Health and Well Being; cigarettes; dual/polytobacco use; Alaska Native; dual/poly-tobacco use; Clinical Sciences; Indian; Norton Sound; Inupiat; Yup'ik; Alaska
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4d05r9v0

IntroductionApproximately 9 million American adults use two or more tobacco products regularly, referred to as dual or poly tobacco users. In Alaska, where tobacco is not native, approximately 20% of the population smokes cigarettes, and among smokers, 10% use two or more tobacco products. Previous...