Youth Initiation of E-cigarette use at younger ages in the US
Evans-Polce R, Veliz P, Boyd CJ, McCabe VV, and McCabe SE. Trends in E-Cigarette, Cigarette, Cigar, and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among US Adolescent Cohorts, 2014–2018; American Journal of Public Health, February 2020; https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305421
“In 2014, 8.8% of lifetime e-cigarette users initiated use at 14 years or younger, as compared with 28.6% of lifetime e-cigarette users in 2018. There was no such change in initiation ages for cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco among lifetime users of each of these products. Conclusions. US adolescents are initiating e-cigarette use at younger ages in recent years. This is concerning given the association of e-cigarette use with subsequent cigarette use.”
by Dr.Stephen Hamann
