Synthetic nicotine descriptors: awareness and impact on perceptions of e-cigarettes among US youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are being advertised and sold with synthetic nicotine. Little research has examined youth awareness of synthetic nicotine or the impact of synthetic nicotine descriptors on perceptions of e-cigarettes.

Methods

Participants were a sample of 1603 US adolescents (aged 13-17 years) from a probability-based panel. The survey assessed knowledge of nicotine source in e-cigarettes (from 'tobacco plants' or 'other sources besides tobacco plants') and awareness of e-cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine. Then, in a between-subjects experiment with a 2×3 factorial design, we manipulated descriptors on e-cigarette products: (1) nicotine label (inclusion of the word 'nicotine': present or absent) and (2) source label (inclusion of a sour

SUBMITTER: Kowitt SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10640660 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature