Non-tobacco nicotine E-cigarette use and flavored E-cigarette use among young adults in the United States.
Prev Med
; 184: 108001, 2024 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-38735588
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
E-cigarette flavors can create sensations of sweetness and coolness while masking the aversiveness of nicotine. Recently, non-tobacco nicotine (NTN) products were introduced to the market, but little is known about flavors in NTN e-cigarette use. We examined associations between flavors (i.e., sweet, mint/menthol) and susceptibility to and use of NTN e-cigarettes.METHODS:
1239 US young adults (18-25 years) completed an anonymous, online survey in Fall 2021. The analytic sample included 520 participants who had used e-cigarettes and heard of NTN. Multinomial logistic regression models analyzed associations of flavored e-cigarette use (sweet and mint/menthol) with NTN e-cigarette use status (i.e., current [past-month] use, past [ever but not current] use, susceptible to use, and non-susceptible to use [reference]).RESULTS:
Overall, 46.2% of participants reported current NTN use, 14.8% reported past use, 16.7% were susceptible to use, and 22.3% reported no susceptibility. Participants reported dual-use of sweet and mint/menthol NTN e-cigarette flavors (56.5%), sweet flavors use (24.8%), and mint/menthol flavor use (1.7%). Ever dual use of sweet and mint/menthol flavors was associated with current (OR = 9.64, 95%CI 3.21-28.98) and past NTN e-cigarette use (8.30, [2.10-32.80]). Ever sweet flavor use was associated with current NTN use (3.80, 95%CI 1.44-10.03) and susceptibility to future use (4.25, [1.53-11.81]). Similar findings were observed for mint/menthol flavors (current 5.03, [1.41-17.99]; susceptible 5.65, [1.64-19.51]).CONCLUSION:
The use of sweet and mint/menthol flavors was significantly associated with NTN e-cigarette use among US young adults, highlighting the need for ongoing surveillance of flavored NTN e-cigarettes and appropriate regulations to discourage use.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Flavoring Agents
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
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Vaping
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Prev Med
Year:
2024
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Article