Declines in cigarette smoking among US adolescents and young adults
Pierce JP, Luo M, McMenamin SB, Stone MD, Leas EC, Strong D, Shi Y, Kealey S, Benmarhnia T, Messer K. Declines in cigarette smoking among US adolescents and young adults: indications of independence from e-cigarette vaping surge.
Tob Control. 2023 Nov 8:tc-2022-057907. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057907. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37940404.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37940404/
Analysis showed that “factors leading to an increase in nicotine vaping are largely independent of those associated with the long-term consistent decline observed in cigarette smoking.”
Comment: This research indicates that e-cigarette use by adolescents is not responsible for declines in youth smoking. Different factors drive e-cigarette and cigarette use, so suggesting trends for one directly affects the other is incorrect, and efforts must focus on factors affecting both to prevent use by adolescents. Stephen Hamann
