Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems and recent initiation of smoking among US youth

Cárdenas, Víctor; Evans, Victoria L.; Balamurugan, Appathurai; Faramawi, Mohammed F.; Delongchamp, Robert R.; Wheeler, J. Gary

doi:10.1007/s00038-015-0783-7

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“…38 Recent media reports linking e-cigarettes and e-liquid to serious injuries, 39,40 exposure to toxicants, 41 development of lung diseases, 42 and other health related problems 43 may have contributed to the increasing trend of equating the harm of e-cigarettes to traditional cigarettes. Lastly, U.S. adults may be partially equating the harm of e-cigarettes to combustible cigarettes owing to other concerns related to the potential of e-juice flavors to lure children into addiction, 44,45 the use of e-cigarettes with illicit drugs, 46 and the concern that their use could renormalize smoking. 47 Future research should examine the role of such issues in shaping individual perceptions about e-cigarettes.…”

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Changing Perceptions of Harm of E-Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2012–2015

Majeed

Weaver

Gregory

et al. 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Introduction Although the impact of long-term use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on health is still unknown, current scientific evidence indicates that e-cigarettes are less harmful than combustible cigarettes. The study examined whether perceived relative harm of e-cigarettes and perceived addictiveness have changed during 2012–2015 among U.S. adults. Methods Data were from Tobacco Products and Risk Perceptions surveys of probability samples representative of U.S. adults in 2012, 2014, and 2015. Changes over time in perceived harmfulness of e-cigarettes were examined using pairwise comparisons of proportions and multinomial logistic regression analysis. Analyses were conducted in January 2016. Results Whereas 11.5% and 1.3% of adults perceived e-cigarettes to have about the same level of harm and to be more harmful than cigarettes, respectively, in 2012, 35.7% and 4.1% did so in 2015. The proportion of adults who thought e-cigarettes were addictive more than doubled during 2012–2015 (32.0% in 2012 vs 67.6% in 2015). Compared with 2012, the odds of perceiving e-cigarettes to be equally or more harmful (than to be less harmful) doubled (95% CI=1.64, 2.41) in 2014, and tripled (95% CI=2.60, 3.81) in 2015. Conclusions There is an increase in the proportion of U.S. adults who misperceive the harm of e-cigarettes and consider them to be as harmful as combustible cigarettes. The study highlights the need to design public health messages that accurately interpret the scientific data on the potential harm of e-cigarettes and clearly differentiate the absolute from the relative harm of e-cigarettes.

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Changing Perceptions of Harm of E-Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2012–2015

Majeed

Weaver

Gregory

et al. 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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“…Several mostly cross-sectional studies found higher susceptibility to trying cigarettes among adolescent or young adult ECIG users who had never smoked cigarettes [235,[254][255][256][257][258], while others found tobacco use to be a predictor of intention to use ECIGs [259,260]. Several cross-sectional studies found an association between ECIG use and smoking [260][261][262][263][264][265][266]. One study suggested that ECIG use leads to tobacco smoking [261], while others indicate that tobacco use is a risk factor for ECIG use [260,262,263,266].…”

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Electronic cigarettes: a task force report from the European Respiratory Society

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There is a marked increase in the development and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems or electronic cigarettes (ECIGs). This statement covers electronic cigarettes (ECIGs), defined as “electrical devices that generate an aerosol from a liquid” and thus excludes devices that contain tobacco. Database searches identified published articles that were used to summarise the current knowledge on the epidemiology of ECIG use; their ingredients and accompanied health effects; second-hand exposure; use of ECIGs for smoking cessation; behavioural aspects of ECIGs and social impact;in vitroand animal studies; and user perspectives.ECIG aerosol contains potentially toxic chemicals. As compared to conventional cigarettes, these are fewer and generally in lower concentrations. Second-hand exposures to ECIG chemicals may represent a potential risk, especially to vulnerable populations. There is not enough scientific evidence to support ECIGs as an aid to smoking cessation due to a lack of controlled trials, including those that compare ECIGs with licenced stop-smoking treatments. So far, there are conflicting data that use of ECIGs results in a renormalisation of smoking behaviour or for the gateway hypothesis. Experiments in cell cultures and animal studies show that ECIGs can have multiple negative effects. The long-term effects of ECIG use are unknown, and there is therefore no evidence that ECIGs are safer than tobacco in the long term. Based on current knowledge, negative health effects cannot be ruled out.

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“…In some cross-sectional studies, ever e-cig users had higher odds for having smoking intention8 and openness to cigarette smoking than never users 9 . Trying e-cigs was a significant predictor of future cigarette smoking in many studies [10][11][12][13][14] . However, some studies using UK data reported that regular use of e-cigs is almost entirely concentrated in adolescents who already smoke and are not progressing to habitual use 15,16 .…”

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Prevalence and correlates of prior experimentation with e-cigarettes over conventional cigarettes among adolescents: Findings from the 2015 Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-based Survey

Hyeon

Shelley

Lee

2019

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION As concern is increasing about electronic cigarette use among neversmoking youth, we aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of prior experimentation of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) over conventional cigarettes (c-cigs). METHODS We used the 10th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey in 2015, including 67960 participants as study subjects. This survey was designed as stratified multistage clustered samples from middle schools and high schools. Weighted percentages of vaping and/or smoking status by the timing of experimentation were calculated and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted after adjustments for possible confounders (demographics, socioeconomic status, lifestyle, tobacco use pattern). RESULTS Youth who use e-cigs only or before c-cigs were 1.7% and 9.1% of any type user, respectively. In younger participants, the proportion tended to be increasing.

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Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems and recent initiation of smoking among US youth

Abstract: Use of ENDS by adolescents was associated with initiation of cigarette smoking in the last year. This association was stronger in younger adolescents.

Cited by 15 publications

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Changing Perceptions of Harm of E-Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2012–2015

Changing Perceptions of Harm of E-Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2012–2015

Electronic cigarettes: a task force report from the European Respiratory Society

Prevalence and correlates of prior experimentation with e-cigarettes over conventional cigarettes among adolescents: Findings from the 2015 Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-based Survey

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