ArticlePreventive medicine2022
Curiosity, use, and perceptions of "tobacco-free nicotine" E-cigarettes among U.S. young adults.
Article in Preventive medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Effects of "Tobacco Free" Language in Warning Labels on Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes and Nicotine Pouches among Young Adult Men: A Randomized Trial.Substance use & misuse · 2023Trial
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- Including the term 'tobacco-free nicotine' in the nicotine addiction warning label mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration alters risk perceptions and use intentions.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Synthetic nicotine descriptors: awareness and impact on perceptions of e-cigarettes among US youth.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Health Warnings on Instagram Advertisements for Synthetic Nicotine E-Cigarettes and Engagement.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- "Tobacco-free nicotine" electronic cigarette perceptions and use among adolescents and adults in five New England states.Addictive behaviors reports · 2024Article
- e-Cigarette Tobacco Flavors, Public Health, and Toxicity: Narrative Review.Online journal of public health informatics · 2024Review
- Prioritizing Common Terminology and Measures to Advance Research on Oral Nicotine Product Use.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Vaping: Public Health, Social Media, and Toxicity.Online journal of public health informatics · 2024Article
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- Potential Implications for Tobacco Industry Transformation of the Acquisition of Swedish Match by Philip Morris International.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Synthetic nicotine e-liquids sold in US online vape shops.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study determined whether young adults perceptions of how tobacco free nicotine (TFN) compared to tobacco-derived nicotine (TDN) were associated with curiosity to try or use TFN e-cigarettes. U.S. young adults aged 18-25 years (n = 1176) completed an online survey in October 2021. Survey questions assessed TFN awareness, curiosity, use, and perceptions of how flavor, taste, ease of access, cost, and harm compared between TFN and TDN. Participants were categorized into 3 groups: not curious to try TFN (n = 511, 43.5%), curious to try TFN (n = 348, 29.6%), and ever used TFN (n = 317, 27%). Multinomial logistic regression measured associations between perceptions and TFN curiosity and use (vs. not curious to try), with total number tobacco products used and demographics as covariates. Compared to young adults who were not curious to try TFN e-cigarettes, those who were curious perceived TFN as less addictive than TDN (aOR = 2.27; 95% CI =1.34-3.86). Those who had used TFN e-cigarettes perceived TFN as having flavors that tasted better (aOR = 1.80; 95% CI = 1.63-1.99), "smoother" (aOR = 1.88; 95% CI =1.18-2.99), and less like tobacco (aOR 1.94; 95% CI 1.23-3.05). Adjusted models did not show differences in perceptions between those who had tried TFN and those who were curious to try TFN. Young adults who were curious to try or had used TFN had more positive perceptions of TFN. As it is currently unclear whether synthetic nicotine carries the same health risks as TDN, ongoing surveillance of TFN uptake among young adults is warranted.
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