Comparing Factors Related to Any Conventional Cigarette Smokers, Exclusive New Alternative Product Users, and Non-Users among Japanese Youth: A Nationwide Survey.

ABSTRACT: The impact of heated-tobacco-products (HTPs) and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on youth is a controversial public health issue, as it is unknown whether alternative products result in more youth using such products or smoking. In Japan, e-cigarettes with nicotine are prohibited, but e-cigarettes without nicotine are available. HTPs are marketed as tobacco products. Within this unique context, we aimed to compare any conventional cigarette smokers (including those who also used alternative products) with exclusive users of alternative products and examine factors relating to their use in Japan. In 2017, 22,275 students in grades 7-9 (age 12-15) and 42,142 in grades 10-12 (age 15-18) nationwide were surveyed. Overall, 1.8% were current users of any of the three products over the last

SUBMITTER: Kuwabara Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7246444 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature