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ArticleAddictive behaviors2023

Awareness and beliefs about FDA e-cigarette regulation in the premarket application review era.

Caitlin Weiger, Julia Chen-Sankey, Michelle Jeong, Cristine Delnevo, Olivia Wackowski

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Article in Addictive behaviors, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Intentions to Use FDA-Authorized E-Cigarettes Among Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes in the United States.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Caitlin WeigerRutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States. Electronic address: caitlin.weiger@rutgers.edu.
Julia Chen-SankeyRutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Michelle JeongRutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Cristine DelnevoRutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Olivia WackowskiRutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, United States; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Tobacco Industry Marketing CoreU54CA229973 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI STRASSER, ANDREW A · 2018 to 2022
$18.8M
Perceptions and Impact of Modified Risk Tobacco Product Communication MessagesR37CA222002 · NCI · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WACKOWSKI, OLIVIA · 2018 to 2023
$2.1M
The Impact of E-cigarette Marketing Features on Youths' E-cigarette Perceptions and Use IntentionsK01CA242591 · NCI · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JEONG, MICHELLE · 2019 to 2023
$964k
Understanding the Influence of E-cigarette Advertisement FeaturesR00CA242589 · NCI · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CHEN-SANKEY, JULIA CEN · 2021 to 2024
$842k
NCI NIH HHS K01 CA242591NCI NIH HHS R00 CA242589NCI NIH HHS R37 CA222002NCI NIH HHS U54 CA229973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn March 2022, FDA granted its first marketing orders for e-cigarettes. Few studies have assessed awareness of FDA e-cigarette regulation and authorization in the era of premarket review. This study describes prevalence of awareness as well as beliefs about regulation among adults who smoke and youth.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional, nationally representative online survey of 866 adults who currently smoke cigarettes and 859 youth (ages 15-20) in June 2022 using Ipsos KnowledgePanel. Population prevalence of regulatory awareness and beliefs are reported. Pearson χ

resultsAwareness that FDA regulates e-cigarettes was low among adults who smoke (25.4 %) and youth (18.5 %). Awareness that FDA authorizes e-cigarettes was also low among adults who smoke (10.8 %) and youth (12.7 %). Agreement with both positive and negative beliefs regarding FDA e-cigarette regulation was below 50 %. Current e-cigarette use was significantly associated with agreeing that regulation: makes e-cigarettes safer (adult aOR: 2.90, youth aOR: 2.51), helps prevent youth initiation (adult aOR 1.92), takes away freedom to choose to use e-cigarettes (adult aOR: 3.02, youth aOR: 2.58), and limits types of e-cigarettes available (adult aOR: 2.22, youth aOR: 2.49). DISCUSSION: There is low awareness of FDA e-cigarette regulation and authorization and relatively low agreement with positive beliefs about e-cigarette regulation. Further study is needed to assess how the changing regulatory environment impacts product perceptions, intentions, and behaviors.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsTobacco ProductsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMarketingTobacco Use

Identifiers

PMID37182238
PMCPMC10330513
OpenAlexW4375945127

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.