ArticleHealth promotion practice2024
Does Brand Choice Matter: Associations Between Usual E-Cigarette Brands and E-Cigarette Use Patterns Among U.S. Youth, 2021.
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- Associations Between Noticing E-Cigarette Advertising Features and E-Cigarette Appeal and Switching Interest Among Young Adult Dual Users.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
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backgroundTo inform youth about e-cigarette use prevention, it is important to understand whether using e-cigarette products from certain brands is associated with youth's differential e-cigarette use patterns and willingness to quit e-cigarettes.
methodsData for this study come from the 2021 U.S. National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). The sample was current (past-30-day) e-cigarette users (unweighted
resultsIn 2021, 25.6%, 9.7%, 8.1%, and 6.5% of users reported Puff, Vuse, Smok, and JUUL as their usual brands, respectively. Having Smok as a usual brand increased the odds of frequent e-cigarette use compared with other brands. Using Puff, Vuse, and Smok increased the odds of using e-cigarettes with nicotine. Using Puff and Smok increased the odds of using e-cigarettes with any flavors and fruit flavors, and using Smok and JUUL increased the odds of using mint flavors. Finally, using Vuse reduced the odds of having a willingness to quit e-cigarettes.
conclusionPuff products, which are likely to be used infrequently and with fruit flavors, were the most endorsed usual brand by youth users. Vuse and Smok brand users demonstrated problematic use patterns, including high-frequency use of nicotine and reduced willingness to quit. The high prevalence of using flavors, especially banned flavors (e.g., mint for JUUL products), suggests the need for tightened restrictions on youth's access to flavored e-cigarettes.
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