Do JUUL and e-cigarette flavours change risk perceptions of adolescents? Evidence from a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Use of JUULs and e-cigarettes is growing rapidly, particularly among adolescents. Research suggests that flavours may increase the appeal of these products, but little is known about how flavours influence perception. We examined whether youth perceptions about the health risks of JUULs and e-cigarettes vary with flavours.

Methods

We conducted a national survey in 2018 of 1610 high-school students aged 14-18 who had ever heard of either JUULs or e-cigarettes. Respondents were asked to rate the lung cancer risk, the harm of second-hand vapour, potential for addiction and healthiness of differently flavoured JUUL and e-cigarette products. We investigated the relationship among flavour, risk perception and socio-demographic information.

Results

We found that

SUBMITTER: Strombotne K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7572758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature