ArticleTobacco control2021
Vape shop and consumer activity during COVID-19 non-essential business closures in the USA.
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- Assessment of worker chemical exposures in California vape shops.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2022Article
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- Exploring young adults' e-cigarette use behavior during COVID-19.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2022Article
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- Turning over a new leaf: Vape shop closings, openings and transitions in six U.S. Metropolitan statistical areas.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionVaping and vape shops pose risk for COVID-19 and its transmission.
objectivesWe examined vape shop non-compliance with state-ordered business closures during COVID-19, changes in their marketing and experiences among consumers.
methodsAs part of a longitudinal study of vape retail in six metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs; Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, San Diego and Seattle), we conducted: (1) legal research to determine whether statewide COVID-19 orders required vape shops to close; (2) phone-based and web-based surveillance to assess vape shop activity in March-June 2020 during shelter-in-place periods; and (3) a concurrent online survey of e-cigarette users about their experiences with vape retail.
resultsNon-essential business closure varied in timing/duration across states and applied to vape shops in California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma (for a brief period) and Washington (Georgia's orders were ambiguous). Surveillance analysis focused on the five MSAs in these states. Of 156 vape shops, 53.2% were open as usual, 11.5% permanently closed and 3.8% temporarily closed; 31.4% offered pick-up/delivery services. Among survey respondents (n=354, M
conclusionsMany vape shops were non-compliant with state COVID-19 orders. E-cigarette users were as likely to stockpile vape products as to attempt to reduce or quit using e-cigarettes.
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