E-cigarette and hookah adoption patterns: Is the harm reduction theory just so much smoke?

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This paper explores inter-generational changes in consumers smoking product uptake and use patterns after the introduction of e-cigarettes and hookahs.

Design

Item Response Theory (IRT) is used to analyze the Health Information National Trends Survey sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (HINTS-FDA). The survey was fielded in 2015. IRT allows the pattern of product use to be described and help assess whether the new tobacco products (i.e., e-cigarettes, hookahs) serve as gateway to other products or act in harm reduction modality.

Findings

The results indicate that the new product alternatives have changed the how tobacco products are adopted in the U.S. In particular, younger respondents were more likely to have engaged in cigar, e-cigarette and water-pi

SUBMITTER: Ford EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244911 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature