Healthcare costs attributable to e-cigarette use and subsequent uptake of cigarette smoking by Australians who have never smoked
Louisa G. Gordon,
Paige Preston
Abstract:Objective New legislation to curb the rapid increase in e-cigarette use among youth is underway. We estimated the future healthcare costs for chronic diseases from e-cigarette use among never smokers who transition to tobacco smoking. Methods Using population-attributable fractions, we estimated the health expenditure attributable to e-cigarettes based on the prevalence of e-cigarette use, uptake of tobacco smoking, and risk of smoking on developing chronic disease. Data for men and women were derived … Show more
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