Temporal and Thematic Analysis of Promotional Waterpipe-Related Posts on Twitter/X in the US
This study demonstrates a significant social media activity in promoting waterpipe tobacco smoking. Our findings underscore the urgent need to regulate the promotional content of WTS on social media and promote public health education messages on social media to counteract the promotion of WTS.
Authors
- Erin L. Sutfin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2660-8383)
- Jennifer Cornacchione Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5173-3130)
- Zidian Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-7710)
- Dongmei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-2483)
- Mengwei Wu
- Yingying Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9736-6126)
- Puhua Ye
- Yuka Shimazaki
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2501175
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
- Food and Drug Administration