A quick change to disposable e-cigarettes: Another tobacco industry way to keep US market share
Leventhal AM, Dai H, Barrington-Trimis JL, et al. Disposable E-Cigarette Use Prevalence, Correlates, and Associations with Previous Tobacco Product Use in Young Adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 11 Aug 2021; ntab165 https://academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntab165/6348227?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Disposable e-cigarette use was “higher in baseline never-vaping former smokers vs. never users of any tobacco product (18.2% vs. 5.7%; adjusted odds ratio[AOR][95%CI]=3.9[2.1-7.5]), and higher among baseline current dual users vs. never-smoking exclusive current vapers (61.3% vs. 42.2%; AOR[95%CI]=3.0[1.5-6.0]). Among follow-up current disposable e-cigarette users (overall prevalence=10.9%), using ice-flavored (vs. fruit/sweet-flavored) e-cigarettes (adjusted rate ratio[95%CI]=1.5[1.0-2.1]) and vaping dependence symptoms (adjusted rate ratio[95%CI]=2.2[1.5-3.2]) were cross-sectionally associated with more past-month disposable e-cigarette use days.”
“Sales of disposable e-cigarette products increased significantly in the United States from 2019 to 2020. These products contain high nicotine concentrations and various flavors that may appeal to young people…. Frequency of disposable e-cigarette use was positively associated with using ice-flavored e-cigarettes and vaping dependence. Regulatory policies and enforcement strategies addressing disposable e-cigarettes merit consideration in young adult health policy and prevention priorities.”
Stephen Hamann
