How do underage youth access e-cigarettes in settings with minimum age sales restriction laws? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite measures to reduce young people's access to electronic cigarettes (ECs), or "vapes", many countries have recorded rising youth vaping prevalence. We summarised studies documenting how underage youth in countries with minimum age sales restrictions (or where sales are banned) report accessing ECs, and outline research and policy implications.

Methods

We undertook a focused literature search across multiple databases to identify relevant English-language studies reporting on primary research (quantitative and qualitative) and EC access sources among underage youth.

Results

Social sourcing was the most prevalent EC access route, relative to commercial or other avenues; however, social sourcing dynamics (i.e., who is involved in supplying product and wh

SUBMITTER: Graham-DeMello A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10506222 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature