Prospective association of e-cigarette and cigarette use with alcohol use in two waves of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Prior cross-sectional research finds that electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use clusters with higher rates of harmful alcohol consumption in the United States adult population. The current study examined prospectively the association between e-cigarette use, cigarette use and the combined use of e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes and alcohol use outcomes.

Design

A nationally representative multi-wave cohort survey (wave 1: September 2013-December 2014, wave 2: October 2014-October 2015).

Setting

United States.

Participants

A representative sample of civilian, non-institutionalized adults who completed waves 1 and 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health survey (n = 26 427).

Measurements

Participants were categorized into

SUBMITTER: Roberts W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7340560 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature