Participants were a statewide, random-household sample of N=2118 African-American adults from California who completed a survey on past 30-day smoking of cigarettes, blunts, bidis, kreteks, cigarillos, marijuana and cigars.
We explored past 30 day smoking (yes/no) of cigarettes, blunts, bidis, kreteks/clove cigarettes, two cigarillos by brand name (Philly, Black & Mild), standard-sized cigars and marijuana.
Students huddled in their overcoats last Wednesday, stealing puffs of cigarettes between classes and after school, dutifully respecting the school's no-smoking zone out front.
Garner had been repeatedly harassed by police and was suspected that day of selling loose cigarettes without a license.
The interview included questions concerning smoking (number of cigarettes per day) and alcohol consumption (grams per day) habits, lipid lowering and hormone replacement therapy, and diabetic medications.
He reported a history of hypertension, smoking half a pack to one pack of cigarettes per day, and drinking four to six beers per day.
The relationship between the biochemical markers and the reported number of cigarettes per day was approximately linear up to 20 cigarettes per day as expected.
With respect to the number of cigarettes per day, individuals with heavy smoking (more than 22 cigarettes per day) were more likely to endorse DLE probe items.
Seven of 14 participants (50%) sustained a 50% reduction in the number of cigarettes per day smoked at week 52, and the median of 30 cigarettes per day decreased to 15 cigarettes per day (P=0.018).
