Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2013
Electronic cigarette use by college students.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 171 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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171 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 342 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence of E-cigarette use among students: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence of electronic cigarettes vaping globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Pooled it
- E-cigarettes and equity: a systematic review of differences in awareness and use between sociodemographic groups.Tobacco control · 2017Pooled it
- Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Cigarette Smoking and Electronic Cigarettes Use: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Pooled it
- E-Cigarette Awareness, Use, and Harm Perception among Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- Electronic nicotine delivery system (electronic cigarette) awareness, use, reactions and beliefs: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2014Pooled it
- Intention and self-efficacy to quit e-cigarettes and cigarettes among California college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026Article
- Association Between E-Cigarette Use (Vaping) and Oral Health in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of nicotine-free and nicotine-rich flavored electronic cigarette refill liquids on primary human melanocyte function.Toxicology reports · 2025Article
- Motivations for Tobacco, Cannabis, and Their Co-Use Among U.S. Young Adults Who Engage in Same-Day Co-Use.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Substance use and disordered eating risk among college students with obsessive-compulsive conditions.PloS one · 2025Article
- E-cigarette flavoring chemicals and vehicles adversely impact the functions of pigmented human retinal ARPE-19 cells.Toxicology reports · 2024Article
- Does e-cigarette use predict short-term smoking cessation behaviors among adults who smoke in Mexico? A longitudinal study.Addictive behaviors · 2024Article
- Stopping use of E-cigarettes and smoking combustible cigarettes: findings from a large longitudinal digital smoking cessation intervention study in the United States.BMC research notes · 2024Article
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- Socio-demographic Correlates of Electronic Cigarette and Cannabis Co-use Among Naïve and Tobacco Adolescent Users.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Examination of ENDS Use Among Young Adult College Students: Associations with Depressive Symptoms and Sensation Seeking.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- Misconceptions of Vaping Among Young Adults.Cureus · 2023Article
- E-cigarettes may serve as a gateway to conventional cigarettes and other addictive drugs.Advances in drug and alcohol research · 2023Review
111 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundElectronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are battery operated devices that deliver nicotine via inhaled vapor. There is considerable controversy about the disease risk and toxicity of e-cigarettes and empirical evidence on short- and long-term health effects is minimal. Limited data on e-cigarette use and correlates exist, and to our knowledge, no prevalence rates among U.S. college students have been reported. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette use and identify correlates of use among a large, multi-institution, random sample of college students.
methods4444 students from 8 colleges in North Carolina completed a Web-based survey in fall 2009.
resultsEver use of e-cigarettes was reported by 4.9% of students, with 1.5% reporting past month use. Correlates of ever use included male gender, Hispanic or "Other race" (compared to non-Hispanic Whites), Greek affiliation, conventional cigarette smoking and e-cigarette harm perceptions. Although e-cigarette use was more common among conventional cigarette smokers, 12% of ever e-cigarette users had never smoked a conventional cigarette. Among current cigarette smokers, e-cigarette use was negatively associated with lack of knowledge about e-cigarette harm, but was not associated with intentions to quit.
conclusionsAlthough e-cigarette use was more common among conventional cigarette smokers, it was not exclusive to them. E-cigarette use was not associated with intentions to quit smoking among a sub-sample of conventional cigarette smokers. Unlike older, more established cigarette smokers, e-cigarette use by college students does not appear to be motivated by the desire to quit cigarette smoking.
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