Indicators of dependence and efforts to quit vaping and smoking among youth in Canada, England and the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study examined indicators of dependence among youth cigarette smokers and e-cigarette users in Canada, England and the USA, including changes between 2017 and 2019.

Methods

Data are from repeated cross-sectional online surveys conducted in 2017, 2018 and 2019 with national samples of youth aged 16-19 years, in Canada (n=12 018), England (n=11 362) and the USA (n=12 110). Measures included perceived addiction to cigarettes/e-cigarettes, frequency of experiencing strong urges to smoke/use an e-cigarette, plans to quit smoking/using e-cigarettes and past attempts to quit. Logistic regression models were fitted to examine differences between countries and changes over time.

Results

The proportion of ever-users who vaped frequently was significantly h

SUBMITTER: Hammond D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8325708 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature