Longitudinal bidirectional association between youth..
Patanavanich R, Worawattanakul M, Glantz S. Longitudinal bidirectional association between youth electronic cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking initiation in Thailand. Tobacco Control. 14 Sept 2022; tobaccocontrol-2022-057491. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057491. Online ahead of print. “This longitudinal study in Asian low-income and middle-income countries supports the prospective association of youth e-cigarette use with subsequent smoking initiation and youth cigarette use with subsequent e-cigarette initiation that is similar to that observed in high-income Western countries.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36104174/
“In summary, our findings suggest that e-cigarettes may not aid tobacco control among adolescent smokers. Policymakers should be cautious of the potential harms that e-cigarettes may bring to young people when they are developing e-cigarette regulations.”
Stephen Hamann
