Summary
This document is a research study about the use of disposable e-cigarettes in Great Britain, specifically focusing on the time period between 2021 and 2022. The study uses data from the Smoking Toolkit Study (STS), a monthly cross-sectional survey of adults in Great Britain. The researchers aimed to examine the trends of disposable e-cigarette use across different ages and in the context of other changes in smoking and vaping prevalence.
The key findings of the study are:
1. The use of disposable e-cigarettes increased sharply among young adults in Great Britain between 2021 and 2022.
2. at the beginning of 2021, less than 1% of 18-year-old vapers used disposables, but this increased to more than half of 18-year-old vapers currently.
3. Most disposable e-cigarette vapers were current or former smokers.
4. The researchers used bootstrapping and splines for trend analysis and continuous confounder control.
5. They also estimated time trends in the proportion of adults who currently vape, smoke, or use any form of inhaled nicotine.
The study's primary focus is to investigate the rising trend of disposable e-cigarette use among young adults in Great Britain and its relationship with smoking and vaping behaviors.
Citation
Tattan-Birch h, Jackson SE, Kock L, Dockrell M, Brown J. Rapid growth in disposable e-cigarette vaping among young adults in Great Britain from 2021 to 2022: a repeat cross-sectional survey. addiction (abingdon, England). 2023;118(2):382-386. doi:10.1111/add.16044
