Update on the Risks of Electronic Cigarettes—Vaping

Reasoner, Jeremiah J.; Regier, Betsy A.; Beckendorf, Richard; McAllister, Russell K.

doi:10.31486/toj.20.0012

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“…Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are another type of tobacco that has become popular in the world in recent years. These cigarettes have batteries and heat the liquid and usually contain nicotine and other toxins [ 1 ]. In recent years, the prevalence of e-cigarettes has increased.…”

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: The prevalence of electronic cigarettes vaping globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Background The purpose of this systematic review study was to determine the national, regional, and global prevalence of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) vaping. Method The articles were searched in July 2020 without a time limit in Web of Science (ISI), Scopus, PubMed, and Ovid-MEDLINE. At first, the titles and abstracts of the articles were reviewed, and if they were appropriate, they entered the second stage of screening. In the second stage, the whole articles were reviewed and articles that met the inclusion criteria were selected. In this study, search, selection of studies, qualitative evaluation, and data extraction were performed by two authors independently, and any disagreement between the two authors was reviewed and corrected by a third author. Results In this study, the lifetime and current prevalence of e-cigarettes vaping globally were 23% and 11%, respectively. Lifetime and current prevalence of e-cigarettes vaping in women were 16% and 8%, respectively. Also, lifetime and current prevalence of e-cigarettes vaping in men were 22% and 12%, respectively. In this study, the current prevalence of e-cigarettes vaping in who had lifetime smoked conventional cigarette was 39%, and in current smokers was 43%. The lifetime prevalence of e-cigarettes vaping in the Continents of America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania were 24%, 26%, 16%, and 25%, respectively. The current prevalence of e-cigarettes vaping in the Continents of America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania were 10%, 14%, 11%, and 6%, respectively. Conclusions Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the popularity of e-cigarettes is increasing globally. Therefore, it is necessary for countries to have more control over the consumption and distribution of e-cigarettes, as well as to formulate the laws prohibiting about the e-cigarettes vaping in public places. There is also a need to design and conduct information campaigns to increase community awareness about e-cigarettes vaping.

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: The prevalence of electronic cigarettes vaping globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…It is possible that upon contracting COVID-19, people may use vape devices to administer medication to themselves. Given the possibility of device malfunction [ 46 , 47 ], some individuals may further harm their health if they develop COVID-19 symptoms. As levels of misinformation around devices as a means to administer purported COVID-19 treatments increases, more people may share these modified devices; this creates possible sites of transmission [ 9 , 48 ] and may further increase SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates.…”

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Intersection of the Web-Based Vaping Narrative With COVID-19: Topic Modeling Study

Janmohamed¹,

Soale²,

Forastiere³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background The COVID-19 outbreak was designated a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The relationship between vaping and contracting COVID-19 is unclear, and information on the internet is conflicting. There is some scientific evidence that vaping cannabidiol (CBD), an active ingredient in cannabis that is obtained from the hemp plant, or other substances is associated with more severe manifestations of COVID-19. However, there is also inaccurate information that vaping can aid COVID-19 treatment, as well as expert opinion that CBD, possibly administered through vaping, can mitigate COVID-19 symptoms. Thus, it is necessary to study the spread of inaccurate information to better understand how to promote scientific knowledge and curb inaccurate information, which is critical to the health of vapers. Inaccurate information about vaping and COVID-19 may affect COVID-19 treatment outcomes. Objective Using structural topic modeling, we aimed to map temporal trends in the web-based vaping narrative (a large data set comprising web-based vaping chatter from several sources) to indicate how the narrative changed from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We obtained data using a textual query that scanned a data pool of approximately 200,000 different domains (4,027,172 documents and 361,100,284 words) such as public internet forums, blogs, and social media, from August 1, 2019, to April 21, 2020. We then used structural topic modeling to understand changes in word prevalence and semantic structures within topics around vaping before and after December 31, 2019, when COVID-19 was reported to the World Health Organization. Results Broadly, the web-based vaping narrative can be organized into the following groups or archetypes: harms from vaping; Vaping Regulation; Vaping as Harm Reduction or Treatment; and Vaping Lifestyle. Three archetypes were observed prior to the emergence of COVID-19; however, four archetypes were identified post–COVID-19 (Vaping as Harm Reduction or Treatment was the additional archetype). A topic related to CBD product preference emerged after COVID-19 was first reported, which may be related to the use of CBD by vapers as a COVID-19 treatment. Conclusions Our main finding is the emergence of a vape-administered CBD treatment narrative around COVID-19 when comparing the web-based vaping narratives before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results are key to understanding how vapers respond to inaccurate information about COVID-19, optimizing treatment of vapers who contract COVID-19, and possibly minimizing instances of inaccurate information. The findings have implications for the management of COVID-19 among vapers and the monitoring of web-based content pertinent to tobacco to develop targeted interventions to manage COVID-19 among vapers.

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College Students’ E-health Literacy, Social Media Use, and Perceptions of E-cigarettes in Taiwan

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Update on the Risks of Electronic Cigarettes—Vaping

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

RETRACTED ARTICLE: The prevalence of electronic cigarettes vaping globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RETRACTED ARTICLE: The prevalence of electronic cigarettes vaping globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Intersection of the Web-Based Vaping Narrative With COVID-19: Topic Modeling Study

College Students’ E-health Literacy, Social Media Use, and Perceptions of E-cigarettes in Taiwan

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