Characteristics of Daily E-Cigarette Use and acquisition Means among a National Sample of adolescents.

Introduction:
This article summarizes a study examining the relationship between various e-cigarette characteristics and daily e-cigarette use among adolescent current users. The study analyzed data from the 2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) to identify risks associated with daily use and inform regulatory actions addressing adolescent initiation, use, and cessation of e-cigarette products.

Key Points:

* The study found that 13.6% of current e-cigarette users were daily users, with males and those who initiated e-cigarette use at a younger age more likely to be daily users.
* Daily users were more likely to report current flavored e-cigarette use, use a higher number and most types of flavors, and use several different e-cigarette brands.
* Daily users were more likely to have ever used marijuana, ThC, or hash oil products as e-cigarette device ingredients and acquire e-cigarettes from commercial or Internet sites.
* The study controlled for potential confounders, including sex, race/ethnicity, grade level, e-cigarette initiation age, and current flavored e-cigarette use.

Main Message:
The study highlights the importance of addressing the characteristics of daily e-cigarette users to reduce e-cigarette use and nicotine addiction among adolescents. Comprehensive tobacco control efforts, including policies and prevention interventions, are needed to address product use among adolescents and prevent the renormalization of smoking behavior. The study also emphasizes the need for further research on the role of flavors and e-cigarette device ingredients in adolescent e-cigarette use and addiction.

Merianos aL, Jandarov Ra, Klein JD, Mahabee-Gittens EM. Characteristics of Daily E-Cigarette Use and acquisition Means among a National Sample of adolescents. american journal of health promotion : aJhP. 2019;33(8):1115-1122. doi:10.1177/0890117119854051