Use of E-cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products and Progression to Daily Cigarette Smoking
Pierce JP, Chen R, Leas EC, et al. Use of E-cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products and Progression to Daily Cigarette Smoking. Pediatrics. January 2021, e2020025122.
“In particular, e-cigarette use increased the risk of later daily cigarette smoking by threefold (3% vs 10%; aRD 7%; 95% CI: 6% to 9%)… CONCLUSIONS: Trying e-cigarettes and multiple other tobacco products before age 18 years is strongly associated with later daily cigarette smoking. The recent large increase in e-cigarette use will likely reverse the decline in cigarette smoking among US young adults.”
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2021/01/08/peds.2020-025122.full.pdf
NOTE: Studies in some countries do not show an increase in cigarette smoking with increased e-cigarette use. Regulatory context is important in understanding if and to what degree this will occur.
Stephen Hamann
