Rise in Electronic Cigarette Use among adolescents in Poland

Introduction:
This text summarizes a study on the rise of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among adolescents in Poland. The study compares data from two cross-sectional studies conducted in 2010-2011 and 2013-2014 to determine the changes in e-cigarette use, tobacco cigarette smoking, and dual use of both products. The study also discusses the potential implications of these findings for public health and tobacco control policies.

Key Points:

* The study found that current e-cigarette use, dual use, and tobacco cigarette smoking were significantly higher in the 2013-2014 sample than the 2010-2011 sample.
* In 2013-2014, 62.1% of the study sample had ever tried e-cigarettes, and 29.9% were current e-cigarette users, compared to 16.8% and 5.5%, respectively, in the 2010-2011 sample.
* Current tobacco cigarette use was also higher in the 2013-2014 sample (38.0%) than in the 2010-2011 sample (23.9%).
* The prevalence of dual use of tobacco and e-cigarettes was also significantly higher in the 2013-2014 sample (21.8%) than in the 2010-2011 sample (3.6%).
* The study found no significant differences in sample characteristics between the two surveys.
* The study suggests that e-cigarette use is high and may be increasing among adolescents in Poland.
* The study also found that the higher rates of e-cigarette usage among Polish students compared to U.S. students may be attributed to differences in age range, earlier implementation of e-cigarettes on the national market, more aggressive advertisement campaigns, less comprehensive tobacco control policy, or a combination of these factors.

Main Message:
The study's findings suggest that e-cigarette use is increasing among adolescents in Poland, and this trend is associated with higher rates of tobacco cigarette smoking and dual use of both products. These findings have important implications for public health and tobacco control policies, highlighting the need for further research and regulation of e-cigarettes to prevent their uptake by adolescents. The study also underscores the importance of comprehensive tobacco control policies that cover e-cigarettes to reduce tobacco use and its associated health harms among young people.

Goniewicz, Maciej L., Michal Gawron, Justyna Nadolska, Lukasz Balwicki, and andrzej Sobczak. “Rise in Electronic Cigarette Use among adolescents in Poland.” Journal of adolescent health 55, no. 5 (November 2014): 713–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.07.015.