adolescents and Young adults have Difficulty Understanding Nicotine Concentration Labels on Vaping Products Presented as mg/mL and Percent Nicotine.

Introduction:
This text summarizes a research study investigating the understanding of nicotine concentration labels among adolescent and young adult e-cigarette users. The study examines the ability of these users to accurately identify nicotine strength presented in milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) and percent nicotine. additionally, the study explores the participants' ability to compare nicotine concentrations between mg/mL and percent nicotine. The study's key points highlight the difficulties young e-cigarette users face in understanding nicotine concentrations and the need for a more intuitive labeling approach.

Key Points:

1. The study surveyed 821 adolescent and young adult e-cigarette users.
2. Participants rated nicotine concentration strengths presented as mg/mL and percent nicotine.
3. Participants also compared nicotine concentrations in pairs and identified the stronger concentration.
4. On average, participants correctly identified 5.92 (2.68) of 18 nicotine strengths.
5. Participants more often correctly identified strengths labeled as mg/mL (3.47 [2.03]) than percent nicotine (2.45 [1.38]).
6. Participants had difficulty comparing concentrations presented as mg/mL and percent nicotine.
7. Familiarity with using both products labeled as mg/mL and labeled as percent nicotine was the most consistent predictor of correct answers.

Main Message:
The study underscores the challenges adolescent and young adult e-cigarette users face in understanding nicotine concentration labels. The majority of participants struggled to accurately identify nicotine strengths and compare concentrations presented as mg/mL and percent nicotine. This raises concerns about inadvertent exposure to high nicotine levels and suggests that a more intuitive labeling system is needed to convey information about nicotine strength accurately. as an expert in regulatory matters, it is crucial to advocate for clearer and more accessible labeling of nicotine concentrations to protect young e-cigarette users and inform their decision-making.

Morean ME, Wackowski Oa, Eissenberg T, Delnevo CD, Krishnan-Sarin S. adolescents and Young adults have Difficulty Understanding Nicotine Concentration Labels on Vaping Products Presented as mg/mL and Percent Nicotine. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2021;23(8):1389-1397. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntab007