Combinations of electronic nicotine delivery system device and liquid characteristics among U.S. adults

Device and liquid characteristics used with sweet, menthol/mint, and tobacco ENDS liquid flavors: The population-based VAPER study

“…Note that the sample had only four users of disposable devices with a freebase liquid, seven users of disposable pod/cartridge devices with a freebase liquid, and 26 users of a tank device with a nicotine salt. As previously reported in the literature, ( Cohen et al, 2022 ) these device-liquid groupings were uncommon among U.S. adult frequent ENDS users in 2020. Thus, linear regression was not conducted with these strata.…”

An examination of quitting smoking as a reason for vaping by the type of nicotine vaping device used most often among adults who smoke and vape: Findings from the Canada, England and the United States 2020 ITC Smoking and Vaping Survey

“…Although disposables were not the most frequently used device by younger people, a higher proportion of younger people use them relative to older people, and older respondents had a higher proportion using tank devices in all three countries, which is consistent with other studies ( CDC, 2022 , Hammond et al, 2022 , Tattan-Birch et al, 2022 , Wang et al, 2020a , Wang et al, 2020b ). Our findings are in line with other studies, which have consistently shown that adults commonly use tank systems ( Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), 2021 , Cohen et al, 2022 , Felicione et al, 2022 , Gravely et al, 2022b , Yingst et al, 2019 ); however, we found a similar proportion of respondents reported using cartridge/pod devices most often. This latter finding differed from a previous ITC 4CV study using 2018 data, where the majority of adults who were vaping used tanks and far fewer used cartridges ( Felicione et al, 2022 ).…”

Heterogeneity in sociodemographic characteristics of people who use different ENDS devices

“…In 2021, 4.5 % of adults in the U.S. currently use electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) ( QuickStats, 2021 ). The ENDS market is changing rapidly and is highly heterogeneous with a wide variety of devices and liquids available to consumers ( Cohen et al, 2022 , O’Connor et al, 2022 ). Examining ENDS device and liquid together can provide a more comprehensive understanding of the chosen and used products.…”

“…Examining ENDS device and liquid together can provide a more comprehensive understanding of the chosen and used products. The most prevalent combination reported by more than one-third (36.2 %) of adults frequently using ENDS in 2020 was tank devices with adjustable settings and a freebase nicotine liquid, followed by disposable pods with non-adjustable settings and a nicotine salt liquid (22.8 %), refillable pods with adjustable settings and a nicotine salt liquid (12.6 %), refillable pods with adjustable settings and a freebase liquid (8.1 %), and disposable devices with non-adjustable settings and a nicotine salt liquid (7.1 %) ( Cohen et al, 2022 ). Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a policy prioritizing enforcement against all flavors except menthol and tobacco from disposable pods such as JUUL in 2020 ( U.S. FDA, 2020 ), there has been a decline in the use of disposable pods and a continuous increase in the use of disposable devices such as Elf Bar through the beginning of 2023 ( Nian et al, 2023 , Foundation and Monitoring, 2023 ).…”