Sunday Azagba - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Sunday Azagba
Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2026
Ebling, T, de Silva, GSR & Azagba, S 2026, 'Cannabis use patterns among American Indian and Alaska Native adults across U.S. state cannabis policy environments', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 182, 108790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108790
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, de Silva, GSR & Jensen, JK 2026, 'E-cigarette health warnings and use among U.S. adolescents: Deterrence and cognitive elaboration in a national longitudinal study', Public Health, vol. 254, 106254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106254
Ebling, T, de Silva, GSR & Azagba, S 2026, 'Housing instability types and adverse behavioral health among U.S. high school students', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03099-z
Azagba, S 2026, 'Measurement challenges in binge drinking research: Addressing sex and gender diversity in national surveys', Drug and alcohol dependence, vol. 284, 113183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113183
Azagba, S, Roy, B & Ebling, T 2026, 'Nonmedical cannabis legalization and adolescent inpatient cannabis use disorder, 2008–2020: A quasi-experimental analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 151, 105222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105222
Qeadan, F, Thornquist, R, McCunn, A, Tingey, B, Moffett, ML & Azagba, S 2026, 'Opioid use disorder and hospital readmission in the United States from 2010 to 2022: Primary reasons and the complex interplay of comorbid conditions', Drug and alcohol dependence, vol. 286, 113246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113246
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & de Silva, GSR 2026, 'School Belonging and Racial Mistreatment: Association With Substance Use Among U.S. High School Students', Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02830-x
Jensen, JK, LaCapria, K, Gratale, S, Macenat, M, Ferrante, JM, Williams, AMG, Asberom, H, Delnevo, CD & Azagba, S 2026, '“We’re building the plane while we’re flying it”: perspectives on local cigar policy implementation from qualitative interviews with key personnel', Implementation Science Communications, vol. 7, no. 1, 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-00864-8
2025
Azagba, S, de Silva, GSR, Ebling, T & Jensen, JK 2025, 'A longitudinal analysis of e-cigarette susceptibility and use among U.S. adolescents: Evidence from 7 waves of PATH data', Public Health, vol. 247, 105846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105846
Azagba, S, de Silva, GSR & Ebling, T 2025, 'Cumulative Adverse Childhood Experiences and Frequency of Substance Use Among US High School Students', Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, vol. 16, 21501319251346102. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319251346102
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, de Silva, GSR & Jensen, JK 2025, 'Demographic Trends and Disparities in Cigarette Consumption Among U.S. Older Adults, 2006-2022', Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02775-1
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, de Silva, GSR & Jensen, JK 2025, 'Demographic Trends and Disparities in Cigarette Consumption Among U.S. Older Adults, 2006–2022', Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02775-1
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2025, 'Differential impacts of cigarette tax increases on health equity in the United States', Public Health, vol. 242, pp. 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.011
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & de Silva, GSR 2025, 'Disparities in Tobacco use and cravings among sexual and gender minority adolescents in the United States', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 50, 102993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.102993
Ebling, T, de Silva, GSR & Azagba, S 2025, 'E-cigarette content on social media and use frequency among U.S. adolescents', International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, vol. 30, no. 1, 2552326. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2025.2552326
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & de Silva, GSR 2025, 'E-cigarette, tobacco, and cannabis vaping among diverse sexual and gender identities in U.S. high school students', Public Health, vol. 239, pp. 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.12.034
Huang, S, Chen, Q, Griffin, PM & Azagba, S 2025, 'Effect of state e-cigarette tax policies on the transitions of youth tobacco/nicotine use patterns in the USA: evidence from national longitudinal data', Tobacco Control. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058923
Azagba, S, de Silva, GSR & Ebling, T 2025, 'Examining general, physical, and mental health disparities between transgender and cisgender adults in the U.S.', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 24, no. 1, 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02364-4
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2025, 'Examining the pathways from adverse childhood experiences to substance use', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 369, pp. 1209-1214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.090
Qeadan, F, Nicolson, A, Tingey, B, Moffett, ML & Azagba, S 2025, 'Healthcare utilization trends among patients with opioid use disorder in U.S. Hospitals: an analysis of length of stay, total charges, and costs, 2005–2020', BMC health services research, vol. 25, no. 1, 927. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13095-9
Azagba, S, de Silva, GS & Ebling, T 2025, 'Housing Instability, E-Cigarette, and Tobacco Use by Sexual Identity in US High Schoolers', Pediatrics, vol. 155, no. 6, e2024069626. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-069626
Ebling, T, de Silva, GSR & Azagba, S 2025, 'Housing instability, race/ethnicity, and sexual identity as intersectional factors in adolescent cannabis use', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 171, 108476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108476
Azagba, S, de Silva, GSR & Ebling, T 2026, 'Nicotine Pouch Use and Intentions to Quit Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults', Journal of Prevention, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 593-602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-025-00891-6
Azagba, S, de Silva, GSR & Ebling, T 2025, 'School Climate and Perceived Discrimination: Associations with Teen Mental Health', Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02684-3
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Korkmaz, A, Jensen, JK, Qeadan, F & Hall, M 2025, 'State Preemption Repeal: A Pathway to Broader Smoke-Free Indoor Air Policies in the U.S.', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 1142-1149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.02.019
Jensen, JK, Azagba, S, Korkmaz, A & Delnevo, CD 2025, 'The impact of local cigar pack regulations on cigar retail sales', Preventive Medicine, vol. 194, 108260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108260
Ebling, T, Hall, M, Jensen, JK & Azagba, S 2025, 'Tribal Marijuana Possession Laws: Prohibition to Legalization Among Native American Nations', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 69, no. 5, 108046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108046
2024
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Korkmaz, A, King Jensen, J, Qeadan, F & Hall, M 2024, 'An Association Between State Laws Limiting Local Control and Community Smoke-Free Indoor Air in the United States', Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, vol. 15. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319241280905
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Beyond the smoke: Historical analysis of the revenue implications of state cigarette tax policies, 1989 to 2019', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 127, pp. 104408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104408
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2025, 'Disposable e-cigarette use: Factors, frequency and cigarette smoking among United States high school students', Addiction, vol. 120, no. 3, pp. 423-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16612
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Mediators of Bullying Victimization and Substance Use Among US High School Students', International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 2402-2414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01235-3
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Social media and e-cigarette use: The mediating role of mental health conditions', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 344, pp. 528-534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.053
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'Social media use and mental health indicators among US adolescents: A population-based study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 176, pp. 354-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.06.043
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2025, 'The Changing Faces of Smoking: Sociodemographic Trends in Cigarette Use in the U.S., 1992–2019', International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 2751-2768. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01258-4
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Korkmaz, A 2024, 'The impact of cigarette cost on pack sales per capita consumption in the United States', Public Health, vol. 231, pp. 116-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.023
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Shan, L, Hall, M & Wolfson, M 2024, 'Treatment Referrals Post-prohibition of Alcohol Exclusion Laws: Evidence from Colorado and Illinois: Evidence from Colorado and Illinois', Journal of general internal medicine, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 1649-1656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08544-2
Ebling, T, Azagba, S, Hall, M & Jensen, JK 2024, 'US State Recreational and Medical Cannabis Delivery Laws, 2024', American journal of public health, pp. e1-e13. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307874
2023
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Jensen, JK & Hall, M 2023, 'A content review of state tobacco pre-emption laws in the US', Public Health, vol. 222, pp. 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.07.003
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Shan, L 2023, 'A double disparity: Rural sexual minorities and tobacco use among U.S. adults', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 137, 107527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107527
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Adekeye, OT & Shan, L 2023, 'Corrigendum to "Mental health condition indicators and e-cigarette use among sexual minority youth" [J. Affect. Disord. 319 (2022) pages 1-7]', Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.111
Azagba, S, Jensen, JK, Ebling, T & Hall, M 2023, 'E-cigarette preemption laws: Limiting local communities from protecting youth', Preventive Medicine, pp. 107462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107462
King Jensen, JL, Cornacchione Ross, J, Rebentisch, K, Delnevo, CD & Azagba, S 2023, 'Examining Cigar Pack Quantity Purchases by Cigar Type in the United States between 2014 and 2017', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 25, pp. S50-S58. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac285
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Hall, M 2023, 'Health claims denial for alcohol intoxication: State laws and structural stigma', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 47, no. 9, pp. 1748-1755. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15153
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Shan, L 2023, 'Is socioeconomic status related to youth e-cigarette use? Examining family affluence and sexual identity', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 141, pp. 107636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107636
Jensen, JK, Stoddard, GJ, Delnevo, CD, Merten, JW & Azagba, S 2023, 'Longitudinal analysis of cigar use patterns among US youth and adults, 2013–2019', BMC Public Health, vol. 23, no. 1, 1580. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16253-y
Huang, S, Chen, Q, Griffin, P, Liu, G & Azagba, S 2023, 'Longitudinal transitions in tobacco use in youth and young adults: A latent transition analysis of the population assessment of tobacco and health study from Wave 1 to 5', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 138, 107548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107548
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Adekeye, OT, Hall, M & Jensen, JK 2023, 'Loopholes for Underage Access in E-Cigarette Delivery Sales Laws, United States, 2022', American journal of public health, vol. 113, no. 5, pp. 568-576. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307228
Azagba, S, Ebling, T & Shan, L 2023, 'Sexual Minority Youth E-Cigarette Use', Pediatrics, vol. 151, no. 3, e2022058414. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-058414
Jensen, JK, Ko, H, Delnevo, CD & Azagba, S 2023, 'The Impact of Modest Price Increases and Single Cigar Restrictions on Youth Cigar Use', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 159-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.09.013
Qeadan, F, Nicolson, A, Barbeau, WA, Azagba, S & English, K 2023, 'The association between dual use of electronic nicotine products and illicit drugs with adverse cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes in a longitudinal analysis using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey', Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, vol. 7, pp. 100166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100166
Jensen, JK, Ko, H, Kim, J, Delnevo, CD & Azagba, S 2023, 'The impact of cigar pack size and pricing policies on youth and adult cigar use in the US', Drug and alcohol dependence, vol. 248, 109897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109897
2022
King Jensen, JL, Delnevo, CD, Merten, JW, Torton, B & Azagba, S 2022, 'A synthesis of local cigar pack policies in the US', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 28, 101865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101865
Qeadan, F, Madden, EF, Barbeau, WA, Mensah, NA, Azagba, S & English, K 2022, 'Associations between discrimination and adverse mental health symptoms and disorder diagnoses among college students in the United States', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 310, pp. 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.026
Qeadan, F, Azagba, S, Barbeau, WA, Gu, LY, Mensah, NA, Komaromy, M, English, K & Madden, EF 2022, 'Associations between discrimination and substance use among college students in the United States from 2015 to 2019', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 107164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107164
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2022, 'Disparities in the receipt of medical doctors' advice to quit smoking in the U.S., 1992–2019', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 107145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107145
Azagba, S, Shan, L, Ebling, T, Wolfson, M, Hall, M & Chaloupka, F 2022, 'Does state repeal of alcohol exclusion laws increase problem drinking?', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 46, no. 11, pp. 2103-2109. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14942
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2022, 'Exposure to tobacco and e-cigarette advertisements by sexual identity status among high school students', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 107165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107165
Odukoya, OO, Abdiwahab, EA, Olubodun, T, Azagba, S, Ogunsola, FT & Okuyemi, KS 2022, 'Implementing a smoking cessation intervention for people experiencing homelessness: Participants’ preferences, feedback, and satisfaction with the ‘power to quit’ program', PloS one, vol. 17, no. 6 June, e0268653. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268653
Azagba, S, Ebling, T, Adekeye, OT & Shan, L 2022, 'Mental health condition indicators and e-cigarette use among sexual minority youth', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 319, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.032
Azagba, S, Shan, L, Hall, M, Wolfson, M & Chaloupka, F 2022, 'Repeal of state laws permitting denial of health claims resulting from alcohol impairment: Impact on treatment utilization', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 100, 103530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103530
Azagba, S & Shan, L 2022, 'Trends in the frequency of cigar use among US adults, 1998/99–2018/19', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 131, 107331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107331