Evidence of Nicotine Dependence in Adolescents Who Use Juul and Similar Pod Devices.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 16(12)2019 06 17.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31212888
ABSTRACT
Background:
The use of high-nicotine content e-cigarettes (so-called pods, such as Juul) among adolescents raises concerns about early onset of nicotine addiction.Methods:
In this analysis of adolescents surveyed from April 2017-April 2018, we compare survey responses and urinary cotinine of pod vs. non-pod using past-week e-cigarette users aged 12-21.Results:
More pod users categorized themselves as daily users compared to non-pod users (63.0% vs. 11.0%; p = 0.001); more pod than non-pod users had used e-cigarettes within the past day (76.2% vs. 29.6%; p = 0.001). More pod users responded affirmatively to nicotine dependence questions (21.4% vs. 7.1%; p = 0.04). Urinary cotinine levels were compared among those responding positively and negatively to dependence questions those with positive responses had significantly higher urinary cotinine levels than those responding negatively.Conclusions:
Adolescents who used pod products showed more signs of nicotine dependence than non-pod users. Pediatricians should be vigilant in identifying dependence symptoms in their patients who use e-cigarettes, particularly in those using pod devices.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tabagismo
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Cotinina
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Sistemas Eletrônicos de Liberação de Nicotina
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Nicotina
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos