The purpose of this remote study is to understand addiction to filtered cigars (FCs) compared to cigarettes in young adults who are dual users of cigarettes and cigars, if flavor, such as fruit or menthol, makes FCs more addictive, and if there are differences for men and women. The first hypothesis is that the potential for FCs to cause addiction will be lower than that of cigarettes, but will increase as cigarette cost increases. Second, flavored FCs will be more addictive than unflavored FCs, and that the effect of flavored FCs on addiction will be greater in women than men. Last, participants will smoke more FCs and fewer cigarettes when given flavored compared to unflavored FCs. This study employs a crossover design (controlled for menthol status) in which 145 young adult dual users will be assigned a flavored or unflavored FC and then switched to the other type after 1 week. We will utilize the Cigarette Purchase Task, other standardized measures of dependence, and ecological momentary assessments to study the relationship between dependence indicators and smoking in the natural environment. All procedures will be conducted remotely by phone, computer, and mail.
The purpose of this remote study is to understand addiction to filtered cigars (FCs) compared to cigarettes in young adults who are dual users of cigarettes and cigars, if flavor, such as fruit or menthol, makes FCs more addictive, and if there are differences for men and women. The first hypothesis is that the potential for FCs to cause addiction will be lower than that of cigarettes, but will increase as cigarette cost increases. Second, flavored FCs will be more addictive than unflavored FCs, and that the effect of flavored FCs on addiction will be greater in women than men. Last, participants will smoke more FCs and fewer cigarettes when given flavored compared to unflavored FCs. Prior to conducting the study, we will conduct a pilot phase to test baseline procedures.