Summary
Introduction:
This text provides an analysis of the relationship between e-cigarette use and future combustible cigarette use among a prospective cohort of youth and young adults between 2017-2019. The study aims to examine the association between e-cigarette use and subsequent smoking initiation and continued e-cigarette use.
Key Points:
* The study used a national longitudinal panel of youth and young adults aged 15-27 who reported never having used nicotine containing products in 2017 (n=3360).
* Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess associations between participants' self-reported ever e-cigarette use in 2018 and ever cigarette use, current cigarette use, and current e-cigarette use in 2019, while controlling for demographic and psychosocial variables.
* Participants who reported ever e-cigarette use in 2018 had significantly higher odds of ever cigarette use, current cigarette use, and current e-cigarette use one year later in 2019.
* The study found that the pod mod style, high nicotine containing e-cigarettes subject young users to the same risks of transitioning to combustible cigarettes as their earlier, less efficient predecessors.
* The study also found that young vapers were more likely than older vapers to continue vaping one year later.
* The study used JUUL and non-JUUL devices and found that both are associated with future initiation of ever and current cigarette use.
* The study controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, perceived financial situation, household tobacco use, and sensation seeking.
Main Message:
The main message of this study is that e-cigarette use, particularly high nicotine containing devices such as JUUL, are associated with an increased risk of transitioning to combustible cigarettes among youth and young adults. Strong regulation of all nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, is needed to prevent the trajectory of e-cigarette to cigarette use among this population. The study highlights the importance of addressing the risks associated with e-cigarette use, particularly among young people, and the need for effective regulatory measures to protect public health.
Citation
hair EC, Barton aa, Perks SN, et al. association between e-cigarette use and future combustible cigarette use: Evidence from a prospective cohort of youth and young adults, 2017-2019. addictive behaviors. 2021;112:106593. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106593
