Use frequency and symptoms of nicotine dependence among adolescent E-cigarette users: Comparison of JUUL and Non-JUUL users.
Drug Alcohol Depend
; 228: 109078, 2021 11 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Nicotine exposure among adolescent e-cigarette users remains a public health concern. JUUL, a popular e-cigarette brand among youth, is particularly alarming given the high nicotine delivery (59 mg/mL). This study compares e-cigarette use frequency and symptoms of nicotine dependence among adolescent JUUL and non-JUUL users.METHODS:
We analyzed data from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Participants were n = 1713 U.S. middle and high school students who reported past 30-day e-cigarette use. We compared adolescent e-cigarette users who reported JUUL use to those who did not. Outcomes were (1) symptoms of nicotine dependence (i.e. nicotine cravings; use within 30 min of waking); (2) past 30-day e-cigarette use frequency, categorized as 1-5 days, 6-19 days, and 20-30 days. Covariates were sex, race/ethnicity, other tobacco product use, primary e-cigarette device type (i.e., disposable; pod; mod/tank).RESULTS:
Overall, 49.5% of adolescent e-cigarette users reported using JUUL in the past 30 days, 40.1% reported symptoms of nicotine dependence, and 36.2% reported using an e-cigarette on 20-30 days. JUUL users were 1.77 (95% CI 1.36-2.31) times as likely to report symptoms of nicotine dependence and 1.43 (95% CI 1.02-2.01) time as likely to report using e-cigarettes on 20-30 days, compared to 1-5 days, relative to non-JUUL users, controlling for covariates.CONCLUSION:
JUUL use was associated with greater odds of nicotine dependence and more frequent e-cigarette use among adolescents. Greater prevention and regulatory efforts should be made to prevent adolescent use of high dose nicotine devices such as JUUL.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tabagismo
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Produtos do Tabaco
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Sistemas Eletrônicos de Liberação de Nicotina
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Vaping
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Drug Alcohol Depend
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article