ArticlePreventive medicine reports2020
Correlates of youth vaping flavor preferences.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of Longitudinal Studies Assessing Effect of E-Cigarettes on Cigarette Initiation among Adolescent Never-Smokers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Toxicity and Appeal of Flavoured E-Cigarettes and Flavour Ban Outcomes: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Examining the flavor descriptors of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches in the Philippines: Regulatory challenges and opportunities.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Recall of Flavor at First E-cigarette Use and Its Association with E-cigarette Progression: The Mediating Effects of First Sensory Experience.The Journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of Traditional Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in Poland: Analysis of Sociodemographic Risk Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Alveolar macrophage function is impaired following inhalation of berry e-cigarette vapor.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- The e-cigarette assessment for youth-Revised (EAsY-R): Preliminary results of a pilot study of measure refinement via cognitive interviewing.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2024Article
- Sex Differences in E-Cigarette Use and Related Health Effects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Flavored Tobacco and Nicotine Use Among California Adolescents: Preferences by Use Experience and Survey Format Effects.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Device and liquid characteristics used with sweet, menthol/mint, and tobacco ENDS liquid flavors: The population-based VAPER study.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Understanding Factors Associated with Motivation to Quit Vaping among Vapers in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- An Investigation of Age-Differentiated Conversations About Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Reddit.AJPM focus · 2023Article
- Electronic Nicotine Delivery System flavor use over time by age group in the US: A longitudinal analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Monitoring and Identifying Emerging e-Cigarette Brands and Flavors on Twitter: Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Fundamentals of vaping-associated pulmonary injury leading to severe respiratory distress.Life science alliance · 2022Article
- Chemosensory Contributions of E-Cigarette Additives on Nicotine Use.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- A content analysis of website marketing for cooling flavored e-liquids in a sample of brick-and-mortar vape shops in the Greater Los Angeles area.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2022Article
- The Influence of Friends on Teen Vaping: A Mixed-Methods Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Electronic Cigarette Use Among Youth: Understanding Unique Risks in a Vulnerable Population.Current addiction reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Among youth who use electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), e-cigarettes are often the first tobacco product tried. Flavor is a common reason for experimentation with e-cigarettes. This study assessed flavor preferences and the choice of ENDS as an initial product among youth by selected demographic characteristics. The analysis sample included 1549 participants who had ever tried ENDS, drawn from a national online survey of youth aged 13-18 in 2017. Fruit was the most common favorite flavor among ENDS users, followed by menthol/mint/wintergreen. Preference for flavor varied by age, sex and racial/ethnic background. ENDS were the tobacco products most likely to be tried first, particularly among participants under age 17. Those who preferred fruit flavor were twice as likely to have tried ENDS first, compared to those with other flavor preferences, while those who preferred menthol/mint/wintergreen flavor were half as likely to have tried ENDS first. Our findings support an association between flavor and ENDS use. Our research supports previous findings indicating that: 1) flavor is one of the primary reasons for experimentation with ENDS among youth; 2) fruit flavor is strongly associated with use of ENDS as the first tobacco product; and 3) preference of fruit flavor varies by age, sex and racial/ethnic background. These findings have relevance for developing targeted messages for specific youth audiences and implications for tobacco regulatory policies. In addition to January 2020 federal regulations, the authors recommend tighter restrictions, specifically that the marketing and sale of all e-cigarette flavors other than tobacco be eliminated.
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