"Tobacco-free nicotine" electronic cigarette perceptions and use among adolescents and adults in five New England states.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

More brands are using tobacco-free nicotine (TFN) in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and these products are becoming increasingly popular. The term TFN and claims about its properties can mislead consumers about the harms and addictiveness of TFN e-cigarettes, which may increase initiation of these products among non-smokers or influence current smokers' decisions to adopt TFN e-cigarettes as a harm reduction measure.

Methods

We conducted an observational, cross-sectional survey of 777 adolesc aged 13-17 and 655 current adult cigarette smokers residing in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont about their TFN e-cigarette awareness, use, perceptions, and susceptibility. We examined the association between prior awareness of TFN a

SUBMITTER: Zulkiewicz BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10788778 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature