Young adult perceptions of JUUL and other pod electronic cigarette devices in California: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) which utilise prefilled 'pods' (pod devices) entered the US market in 2015. One brand, JUUL, captured more than half the e-cigarette market in early 2018, and the US Food and Drug Administration recently warned its manufacturer about adolescent uptake. This is the first qualitative study to describe distinct features of pod devices that appear to contribute to their popularity among young people.

Design

Qualitative interview study of young adults who had used pod devices. Participants were recruited from Facebook, other social media, street recruitment and via snowball sampling.

Setting

Participants were from California, with most from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Participants

Young adults (aged 18-29

SUBMITTER: Keamy-Minor E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500190 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature