Convenience Store Access and E-cigarette Advertising Exposure Is Associated
D’Angelo H, et al. Convenience Store Access and E-cigarette Advertising Exposure Is Associated With Future E-cigarette Initiation Among Tobacco-Naïve Youth in the PATH Study (2013-2016)J Adolesc Health. 2020 Oct 7;S1054-139X(20)30513-9. Online ahead of print. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1054139X20305139
“Tobacco-naïve youth with frequent convenience store access and exposure to e-cigarette marketing were at greater risk of e-cigarette susceptibility and progression to e-cigarette initiation over a 2-year period.”
Authors suggest: “Policies to restrict retailer locations and e-cigarette marketing could enhance youth e-cigarette use prevention efforts.”
Stephen Hamann