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UT Health Science Center at Houston, UT Health, School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Interests: youth; e-cigarettes; tobacco; nicotine; cannabis; equity

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Dear Colleagues,

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are popular among young people, despite being developed and branded as an alternative to combustible cigarettes for adult smokers. As a result, there are ongoing, lively, scientific discussions about the long-term health and behavioral implications of adolescent e-cigarette use. This Special Issue aims to meaningfully inform these discussions by inviting submissions across scientific disciplines to contribute original, innovative research articles and reviews related to adolescent e-cigarette use. Possible topics include:

Behavioral studies of adolescent e-cigarette use. Broadly, this includes studies of trends and trajectories of adolescent e-cigarette use, innovative methods of measuring e-cigarette use and other variables (e.g., dependence), and identifying individual, social, or environmental predictors of e-cigarette use outcomes (e.g., initiation, cessation, dual/poly use). This includes studies of e-cigarette use on the transition to (or away from) combustible tobacco products.
Intervention studies related to e-cigarette prevention, cessation, or communications. This includes formal evaluations; however, submissions detailing intervention pretesting, pilot testing, messaging development, or implementation science are also encouraged.
Evaluative studies of e-cigarette regulatory policy and/or enforcement. This may include age restriction policies (e.g., Tobacco21) and enforcement (e.g., retail licensing; restricting online sales), flavor restrictions, projections and simulations to estimate the potential impacts of regulatory action.
Given the use of e-cigarette devices for substances beyond nicotine, this study welcomes submissions related to the above topics, independent of the substance aerosolized by the e-cigarette device. For example, studies of cannabis vaping would be within the scope of this Special Issue and we encourage their submission.

Equitable information is required to generate equitable action. To this end, priority will be assigned to submissions demonstrating equitable representation in study design, sample, and/or implications. This does include identifying economic, geographic, and demographic disparities; however, this also includes studies using participatory methods and participant engagement.

Disclaimer: This presentation is not a formal dissemination of information by FDA and does not represent Agency position or policy. We will not accept research funded in part or full by any tobacco companies in this Special Issue. For more details, please check: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2831/htm.

Dr. Dale Mantey
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Keywords

youth
e-cigarettes
tobacco
nicotine
cannabis
equity

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12 pages, 339 KiB

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Association of Residence Type on Smoking in South Korean Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a National Survey

by Mi Young Kwon and Myoung Sun Cho

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12886; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912886 - 8 Oct 2022

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The closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced adolescents to stay home. These disruptions, as well as a significant decrease in social access, have impacted smoking behavior. This study identified the association between the adolescents’ type of residence and tobacco product use. A cross-sectional study (using data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey) examined 3774 students in 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 2575 students in 2020 (during the pandemic). The participants were South Korean middle and high school students aged 13–19 years. Using multinomial logistic regression, it was shown that adolescents who lived alone or in a boarding house had a higher risk of being an e-cigarette smoker compared with those who lived with family or relatives (OR = 6.49, CI = 2.06–20.45). Living in a dormitory or orphanage also increased the risk of dual tobacco use compared with living with family (OR = 2.09, 95% CI = 1.13–3.84). With the advent and continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, this effect became more significant in 2020 than in 2019. Our findings support the theory that residential differences affect adolescent smoking behavior and highlight the importance of integrated smoking bans and educational programs to control adolescent smoking. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue E-cigarette Use among Youth)

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Evaluating the Immediate Impact of Graphic Messages for Vaping Prevention among Black and Latino Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by Francisco Cartujano-Barrera, Ruthmarie Hernández-Torrez, Xueya Cai, Rafael H. Orfin, Chiamaka Azogini, Arlette Chávez-Iñiguez, Edgar Santa Cruz, Maansi Bansal-Travers, Karen M. Wilson, Scott McIntosh, Deborah J. Ossip and Ana Paula Cupertino

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(16), 10026; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610026 - 14 Aug 2022

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The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the immediate impact of vaping prevention graphic messages on the susceptibility to future vaping among Black and Latino adolescents (ages 12 to 17). Graphic messages (available in English and Spanish) were developed using participatory research procedures with Black and Latino adolescents. Recruitment was conducted by a team of diverse, bilingual (English and Spanish), trained recruiters. Participants (n = 362) were randomized in a 1:1:1:1 schema to receive one of four graphic messages (health rewards, financial rewards, autonomy, and social norms). Overall, all graphic messages but one showed a slight decrease in the number of participants susceptible to future vaping, though none of these differences was statistically significant. The graphic message on health rewards decreased the number of participants susceptible to future vaping the most (55.7% vs. 50%, at pre- vs. post-viewing, p = 0.125), followed by the graphic messages on social norms and autonomy (55.1% vs. 52.8%, p = 0.687; 55.4% vs. 52.2%, p = 0.435; respectively). The graphic message on financial rewards increased the number of participants susceptible to future vaping slightly (52.7% vs. 53.8%, p = 1.00). Future research is needed to evaluate susceptibility to future vaping before and after exposure to different and/or repeated vaping prevention graphic messages. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue E-cigarette Use among Youth)

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