Topic: Tobacco/Substance Use

Woman vaping with e-cigarette at a table with another woman drinking coffee.

It is important to understand the effectiveness of interventions targeting use or misuse of tobacco products, recreational drugs, opioids, alcohol, and similar substances, as well as the health and equity implications for diverse populations and age groups. E4A research projects are currently evaluating how state and federal policies, health care and practitioner efforts, and supportive social networks influence substance use in a variety of populations.

Funded Projects

The Impact of State Prenatal Substance Use Policies on Birth Outcomes
A Community Data-Driven Policy Analysis Framework to Promote Tobacco 21 in the United States
A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Policy in the Age of E-Cigarettes
Helping Smokers Quit: Crossing Boundaries Across Medicaid, Public Health, and Other Sectors

Recent resources

Published Research

Strengthening Tobacco 21 Policies Requires Better Jurisdictional Alignment
Impact of prenatal substance use policies on commercially insured pregnant females with opioid use disorder
Prenatal Substance Use Policies And Infant Maltreatment Reports
Prenatal substance use policies and newborn health
Geographical distribution and social determinants of Tobacco 21 policy adoption and retail inspections in the United States, 2015–2019
Adding vaping restrictions to smoke-free air laws: associations with conventional and electronic cigarette use
Do Local Tobacco-21 Laws Reduce Smoking Among 18 to 20 Year-Olds?
College affirmative action bans and smoking and alcohol use among underrepresented minority adolescents in the United States: A difference-in-differences study
Nicotine & Tobacco Research: Policies Affecting Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Smoking Cessation Behaviors
Physicians’ Recommendations to Medicaid Patients About Tobacco Cessation