The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

ASHES, Vol. 16(4) - Statewide bans on public vaping predict reduced e-cigarette use in older adults, but not young adults

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Boram Lee and colleagues that examined the relationship between statewide public vaping bans and rates of e-cigarette use. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 16(3) - Videogames and vaping: Can one popular phenomenon be used to prevent another?

This week, as part of our Special Series on Community Approaches to Addiction, ASHES reviews a study that investigates the effectiveness of a web-based videogame prevention intervention on adolescents’ beliefs and knowledge of e-cigarette use and vaping. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 16(2) - E-cigarettes: Revisiting the Gateway Hypothesis

This week, as part of our Special Series on Theories of Addiction, ASHES explores the history of the gateway hypothesis of substance use and addiction, and its application to current e-cigarette trends. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 16(1) - The effectiveness of graphic images on tobacco health warning labels in changing smoking attitudes and behaviors

Today’s review is part of our month-long special series, Open Science Practices in Addiction Research. During this special series, The BASIS features recent publications that have used contemporary open science practices. Text-only health warnings have appeared on cigarettes for over 35 years in the United States. Despite these warnings, smoking still causes over 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. To reduce smoking and its associated health impacts, the United States Food and Drug Association recently proposed the inclusion of 13 different graphic warning images with accompanying text that depict some of the negative health consequences of smoking on... Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 15(13) - Menthol users switching to traditional cigarettes: The key to smoking less?

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Krysten Bold and colleagues that used a quasi-experimental research design to assess smoking behaviors and attitudes among menthol cigarette smokers after a simulated ban on menthol cigarettes. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 15(12) - Can the course of ADHD progression influence an individual’s risk for developing Nicotine Dependence?

This week, ASHES reviews a longitudinal study by Shahrzad Ilbegi and colleagues investigating whether the course of progression of ADHD is associated with an increased risk for developing Nicotine Dependence (ND). Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 15(11) - The role of flavors in vaping initiation, satisfaction, and addiction.

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Robyn Landry and colleagues that explored how different e-cigarette flavors relate to vaping initiation, satisfaction, and addiction in adults. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 15(10) - Can social media be the answer to quitting smoking? The effects of a social media campaign on young adult smoking cessation

This week, as part of our Special Series on Addiction and Social Media, ASHES reviews a study by Neill Baskerville and colleagues that examined how a social media campaign influenced the chance of successfully quitting smoking. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 15(9) - Adolescent e-cigarette, cigarette and hookah use predicts future marijuana use

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Janet Audrain-McGovern and colleagues that examined how adolescent e-cigarette, conventional cigarette and hookah use predicts future marijuana use. Read more →

ASHES, Vol. 15(8) - The persistence of thirdhand smoke: How do nicotine dust levels in homes influence the chance of successfully quitting smoking?

This week, ASHES reviews a study by Georg Matt and colleagues that examined how nicotine residue in the homes of former smokers affected quit attempts. Read more →