Hawk Behavioral Health Lab

Automatic detection of vaping rate and patterning in the lab and the natural environment using Flexible, Robust Instrumentation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (FRIENDS). Our ability to accurately characterize and non-obtrusively track ENDS puff behavior is quite limited. To overcome this barrier, this research, funded by the National Cancer Institute, uses a novel Flexible Robust Instrumentation of ENDS (FRIENDS) monitor to assess puff behavior in the lab and natural environment. We aim to advance our understanding of ENDS use behavior, make available to the field a validated, inexpensive, and accurate method for future studies, and guide the development of improved self-report assessments.