Assessing E-Cigarette Purchasing Behavior and Use in a Simulated Experimental Vape Shop

This experimental study manipulates the vape retail environment to examine the young adult purchasing behavior and vaping behaviors in a highly realistic simulated vape shop environment. Findings will inform regulatory strategies among young adults.

  • NIH, R21CA318548

Simulating Point-of-Sale Cannabis Price Discounts to Examine Young Adult Purchasing Behavior and Attitudes

This ongoing experimental study, supported through an internal institutional funding mechanism for early career investigators, examines how retail cannabis price promotions (e.g., percentage-off discounts) influence young adult purchasing behavior, product selection, and perceived affordability in a highly realistic simulated dispensary environment. Findings will inform regulatory strategies aimed at mitigating problematic cannabis use among young adults.

  • Institute for Addiction Science (IAS) Early Career Pilot Grant, University of Southern California