Associations between e-cigarette policies and adolescent use and access to e-cigarettes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco control policies have been adapted to address rising levels of adolescent e-cigarette use. Despite new restrictions, adolescents are continuing to access e-cigarettes.

Methods

We linked 2015-2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data on 503,154 14-18-year-olds from 40 states with state-level e-cigarette minimum legal sales age (MLSA) laws, taxes, and smoke-free legislation. Using two-way fixed effects probit regression models, we first examined the associations between these statewide e-cigarette policies and adolescent use and, second, with access to e-cigarettes. We subsequently tested interactions between age and each policy and present average marginal effects as percentage point (pp) changes.

Results

While MLSA laws for e-cigarettes were associated w

SUBMITTER: Pastrana A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130058 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature