Prevalence and Predictors of Waterpipe Smoking Initiation and Progression Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Waves 1-4 (2013-2018) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.

Prem GautamEva SharmaMohammad Ebrahimi Kalan Wei LiKenneth D WardMatthew T SutherlandMiguel Angel CanoTan LiWasim Maziak

Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2022)

Results indicate a high prevalence of WPT initiation and progression among adolescents and young adults over time, with minority racial/ethnic groups being at greater risk for both. WPT-specific risk communication interventions (eg, educational campaigns and health warning labels) are warranted to limit WPT smoking among young people.

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