Young Adults' Perceptions of and Intentions to Use Nicotine and Cannabis Vaporizers in Response to e-Cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Instagram Posts: Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inhaling aerosolized nicotine and cannabis (colloquially called "vaping") is prevalent among young adults. Instagram influencers often promote both nicotine and cannabis vaporizer products. However, Instagram posts discouraging the use of both products received national media attention during the 2019 outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI).

Objective

This experiment tested the impact of viewing Instagram posts about EVALI, varying in image and text valence, on young adults' perceived harmfulness of nicotine and cannabis products, perceived risk of nicotine and cannabis vaporizer use, and intentions to use nicotine and cannabis vaporizers in the future.

Methods

Participants (N=1229) aged 18-25 (mean 21.40, SD 2.22) years were recrui

SUBMITTER: Llanes KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540020 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature