Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: a Systematic Review

The document is a review of published scientific literature on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) conducted by Glasser et al. The review was conducted through May 31, 2016, using a detailed search strategy in the PubMed electronic database, expert review, and additional targeted searches. The authors included studies that focused on various aspects of ENDS, including product features, health effects, consumer perceptions, patterns of use, potential to induce dependence, smoking cessation, marketing and communication, sales, and policies.

The review presents the prevalence of ever use and past 30-day use of ENDS among youth, young adults, and adults in the United States from 2011 to 2015. The data shows an increasing trend in the use of ENDS, particularly among youth. The authors also added categories 5 and 6 to the original protocol to provide information on the potential to induce dependence and smoking cessation.

The document includes 648 unique articles, with the number of studies published each year depicted in Figure 2. The authors note that there is a rapidly growing evidence base to inform prudent practice, policy, and regulation regarding ENDS.

In summary, this document provides a comprehensive review of the published scientific literature on ENDS, highlighting the increasing trend in the use of ENDS, particularly among youth, and the need for prudent practice, policy, and regulation regarding ENDS.

Glasser, allison M., Lauren Collins, Jennifer L. Pearson, haneen abudayyeh, Raymond S. Niaura, David B. abrams, and andrea C. Villanti. “Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: a Systematic Review.” american Journal of Preventive Medicine 52, no. 2 (February 2017): e33–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2016.10.036.