Baseline use of disposable devices linked to increase in continued e-cigarette use in adolescents and young adults<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), use of disposable electronic cigarette devices is associated with increased risks for persistent e-cigarette use patterns, according to a study published online March 11 in Pediatrics<\/em>.<\/p>\n Dae-Hee Han, Ph.D., from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a prospective longitudinal study combining data from AYA cohorts from Southern California to examine whether use of disposable e-cigarettes is associated with future e-cigarette use patterns. A total of 403 AYAs (124 adolescents and 279 young adults) who used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days at baseline and who had exposure and outcome data were included.<\/p>\n The researchers found that 69.0 percent of the pooled sample of AYAs who used e-cigarettes at baseline reported past 30-day disposable e-cigarette use and 31.0 percent used nondisposable cigarettes only. Compared with use of only nondisposable devices, baseline use of disposable devices was associated with increased odds of continued e-cigarette use (adjusted odds ratio, 1.92) and a greater number of times that e-cigarettes were used per day at follow-up (adjusted incidence rate ratio, 1.29). Disposable e-cigarette use was associated with greater odds of no change versus reduction in e-cigarette frequency and puffs per episode from baseline to follow-up in supplemental analyses, but no association was seen with increases in use frequency and intensity.<\/p>\n “Our findings suggest that policies comprehensively regulating the spectrum of nicotine products used by young people, including disposable e-cigarettes, merit consideration in efforts to deter persistent patterns of AYA nicotine use,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n