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Use of Flavored E-Cigarettes and the Type of E-Cigarette Devices Used among Adults and Youth in the US—Results from Wave 3 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (2015–2016)

by
Liane M. Schneller
1,*,
Maansi Bansal-Travers
1,
Maciej L. Goniewicz
1,
Scott McIntosh
2,
Deborah Ossip
2 and 1
1
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
2
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(16), 2991; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162991
Received: 24 July 2019 / Revised: 13 August 2019 / Accepted: 18 August 2019 / Published: 20 August 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electronic Cigarettes: Good and Bad Impacts)
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The United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration has expressed concern about flavored e-cigarettes (e.g., JUUL brand) because they are appealing to youth who may be unaware that the product is addictive. The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Wave 3 provided data on flavor categories, type of e-cigarette product, and smoking status among past 30-day youth and adult e-cigarette users in the US. Most past 30-day youth and adult users reported using only one flavor category, with fruit (53% youth, 31% adult) being the most commonly reported category. Adults were far more likely to report using tobacco flavor alone, compared to any other individual flavor category or flavor category combinations (OR: 21.08, 95%CI: 5.92, 75.12). Whereas, youth were more likely to report using multiple flavor categories (OR: 2.03, 95%CI: 1.55, 2.65), with the most reported pairing being fruit and candy (36%). The variety of flavors on the market appeals to consumers of all ages. Although most past 30-day e-cigarette users reported only one flavor category, non-tobacco flavors were far more common among youth. Differences in flavor preferences among adult versus youth vapers may have implications for the role of flavors in both the initiation of youth vaping and adult vaping for smoking cessation. View Full-Text
Keywords: electronic cigarettes; vaping; tobacco; flavors; regulation; population electronic cigarettes; vaping; tobacco; flavors; regulation; population
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Schneller, L.M.; Bansal-Travers, M.; Goniewicz, M.L.; McIntosh, S.; Ossip, D.; O’Connor, R.J. Use of Flavored E-Cigarettes and the Type of E-Cigarette Devices Used among Adults and Youth in the US—Results from Wave 3 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (2015–2016). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2991. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162991

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Schneller LM, Bansal-Travers M, Goniewicz ML, McIntosh S, Ossip D, O’Connor RJ. Use of Flavored E-Cigarettes and the Type of E-Cigarette Devices Used among Adults and Youth in the US—Results from Wave 3 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (2015–2016). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2991. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162991

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Schneller, Liane M., Maansi Bansal-Travers, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Scott McIntosh, Deborah Ossip, and Richard J. O’Connor. 2019. "Use of Flavored E-Cigarettes and the Type of E-Cigarette Devices Used among Adults and Youth in the US—Results from Wave 3 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (2015–2016)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 16: 2991. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162991

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