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Tobacco Trends In A Young Adult Hispanic Population, Gabrielle Mendoza

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Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019). Rates of smoking cigarettes have declined steadily from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 14 percent in 2017 (Wang, et al., 2018), but there is a rise in popularity and use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS). The current study focuses on tobacco trends of a young adult Hispanic population. There were a total of 20 participants over a span of 14 single and group interviews with 1-3 people per session. 19 participants reported having tried, used, or currently use novel tobacco …