Addressing Tobacco and Nicotine Use among Adolescent and Young Adult Populations

Dear Colleagues,

Although youth cigarette use had declined steadily in the U.S., use of emerging tobacco products, particularly e-cigarettes, has increased substantially in the last few years. Surpassing cigarettes in 2014, e-cigarettes are now the most commonly used tobacco product among youths and young adults. This changing tobacco product landscape is further complicated by the diversity of tobacco use patterns in adolescent users, including nondaily use, lower intensity use, use of multiple tobacco products, and flavored tobacco product use. Furthermore, tobacco use remains disproportionately high among certain populations. This Special Issue welcomes studies that examine interventions and policies, in the U.S. and globally, designed to prevent tobacco use, delay initiation, reduce harm, and/or increase cessation among older children or adolescents (ages 12–18) or young adults (18-24). We encourage a variety of work including but not limited to systematic reviews, mixed methods studies, and secondary data analysis, with an emphasis on tobacco-related disparities in vulnerable adolescent populations.

Dr. Mary Hrywna
Dr. Ollie Ganz
Dr. Adam Cole
Guest Editors

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