Electronic Vapor Product Use and Levels of Physical activity among high School Students in Georgia.

Introduction:
This text discusses a study examining the relationship between electronic vapor product (EVP) use and physical activity among high school students in Georgia. The study found a higher prevalence of EVP use among physically active adolescents and suggests incorporating EVP prevention into physical education and sports coaching.

Key Points:

* The study used a cross-sectional population-based survey of high school students in Georgia.
* The study found that nearly 7% of students were EVP-only users and that higher levels of physical activity were associated with an increased risk of being an EVP-only user.
* Male students and older students were more likely to smoke cigarettes or EVPs.
* Cigarette-only and dual-use decreased with increasing levels of physical activity, but the opposite relationship was observed among EVP-only users.
* The study controlled for sex and grade and clustered standard errors at the school level.
* The study suggests that physical education teachers and sports coaches should deliver EVP prevention messages to adolescents.

Main Message:
The main message of this study is the importance of addressing the increase in adolescent EVP use as a target for public health strategies. The study highlights the positive association between EVP use and physical activity among adolescents and suggests that physical education teachers and sports coaches can play a critical role in delivering EVP prevention messages to this population. The study's findings suggest that tailoring public health policies, interventions, and future research for EVP use should focus on younger populations who participate in sports and physical activity. Overall, this study emphasizes the need for health promotion and education programs to educate adolescents about the harm of e-cigarettes and for strategies to curb e-cigarette advertising and marketing appealing to young, physically active adolescents.

Rajbhandari-Thapa J, Thapa K, Li Y, et al. Electronic Vapor Product Use and Levels of Physical activity among high School Students in Georgia. Tob Use Insights. 2022;15:1179173X221101786. doi:10.1177/1179173X221101786