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The Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Environment, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Adolescent Vaping

Award Number: K01DA058084
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2028

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The Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Environment, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Adolescent Vaping - PROJECT SUMMARY There is a growing marketplace for e-cigarettes and legal cannabis vaping products that appeal to adolescents. Adolescent nicotine and cannabis vaping is prevalent, co-use of nicotine and cannabis vaping is common, and many youth purchase vaping products from physical retailers (e.g., vape shops and dispensaries). Greater density of tobacco and cannabis retailers around adolescents’ homes and schools may influence youth vaping initiation and dependence via increased access and exposure to marketing. Nicotine and cannabis vaping are intertwined, and the tobacco retail environment may influence youth cannabis vaping, and vice-versa. However, few studies have examined the effect of retailer density on youth nicotine and cannabis vaping, including whether tobacco retail density influences cannabis vaping, and whether cannabis dispensary density influences nicotine vaping. Data are also lacking on whether the impact of retailer density on youth cannabis and nicotine vaping is disproportionately higher among those living in disadvantaged neighborhoods, leading to disparities in cannabis and tobacco use. The goal of this Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award is to investigate the impact of the tobacco and cannabis retail environment and neighborhood disadvantage on adolescent nicotine and cannabis vaping, and to provide new training to prepare me for a career as an independent investigator with a focus on tobacco and cannabis regulatory science, and the ability to secure R01-level funding. I will use four years of data from an ongoing prospective cohort study of high school students in Southern CA (N~4,000), alongside data on licensed and unlicensed tobacco retailers and cannabis dispensaries, and census-block measures of neighborhood disadvantage to evaluate the project aims: (Aim 1) to examine the association of tobacco retailer and cannabis dispensary density with adolescent nicotine and cannabis vaping; (Aim 2) to assess the moderating role of individual- and neighborhood-disadvantage on the association of tobacco retailer and cannabis dispensary density with adolescent nicotine and cannabis vaping; and (Aim 3) to collect new data through in-depth store observations in a geographic subsample to identify specific store characteristics (e.g., marketing, minimum-age verification, product availability) that contribute to adolescent nicotine and cannabis vaping. Findings will provide critically needed information to policymakers considering new regulations that protect the public health of youth. This work will also inform future research on additional dimensions of tobacco and cannabis policies (e.g., home deliveries, pricing) and their impact on youth tobacco and cannabis use on a national level. This K01 leverages my existing expertise and addresses critical gaps in my training by providing new training in: 1) cannabis regulatory science; 2) socioecological determinants of youth tobacco and cannabis use; and 3) spatial analysis. I have worked closely with my mentors (selected based on their expertise in each training area) to develop an ambitious but feasible training plan that incorporates expert mentoring, coursework and seminars, scientific meetings, and continued development of grant writing and research dissemination skills.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $191,350 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3	LOS ANGELES	CA	90089	LOS ANGELES	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	4	3/26/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$191,350
														Subtotal = $191,350

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $192,672 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3	LOS ANGELES	CA	90033	LOS ANGELES	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	3	4/2/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$192,672
														Subtotal = $192,672

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $183,905 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3	LOS ANGELES	CA	90089	LOS ANGELES	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	2	3/12/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$183,905
														Subtotal = $183,905

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $184,540 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3720 S FLOWER ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90089	LOS ANGELES	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	3/20/2023	NEW	$149,233
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	3720 S FLOWER ST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90089	LOS ANGELES	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	1	6/6/2023	NEW	$35,307
														Subtotal = $184,540

Grand Total All Awards = $752,467

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The Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Environment, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Adolescent Vaping

Award Number: K01DA058084

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2028

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