Electronic Cigarette Trial and Use among Young Adults: Reasons for Trial and Cessation of Vaping

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International journal of environmental research and public health

Int.J.Environ.Res.Public.Health.

17-Dec

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LR: 20160107; GR: R01CA141643-04S2/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 101238455; 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); OID: NLM: PMC4690975; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/10/02 [received]; 2015/11/30 [revised]; 2015/12/10 [accepted]; epublish

Switzerland

1660-4601; 1660-4601

PMID: 26694438

eng

Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM

10.3390/ijerph121215039 [doi]

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26694438

This paper identifies predictors of trial and current use, and reasons for trying and ceasing use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among young adults, with particular attention to former and never smokers. Data are from a mail survey of a population-based sample of adults aged 18 to 35 (N = 4740) in three U.S. metropolitan areas. Survey items assessed trial and use of e-cigarettes, cigarette smoking status, and reasons for trial and for ceasing use of e-cigarettes. Almost 23% reported trial of e-cigarettes, and 8.4% reported using them in the past month. Current smokers were much more likely to have tried e-cigarettes (70.2%) than both former (32.3%) and never smokers (7.6%; p 0.001) and to have used them in the past month (30.8%, 10.1%, 2.0% respectively; p 0.001). Smoking status and scores on sensation seeking were significant independent predictors of both trial and current use of e-cigarettes. Never-smokers cite curiosity as the reason for trying e-cigarettes and also that their friends used them. The most frequent reason for ceasing use among never and former smokers was health concerns. For virtually none of them were e-cigarettes their first exposure to nicotine.

Biener,L., Song,E., Sutfin,E.L., Spangler,J., Wolfson,M.

Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA. lois.biener@umb.edu.; Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. esong@wak

20151217

PMC4690975

http://vp9py7xf3h.search.serialssolutions.com/?charset=utf-8&pmid=26694438

2015