Nicotine Addiction and Intensity of e-Cigarette Use by Adolescents in the US, 2014 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As e-cigarettes have become more effective at delivering the addictive drug nicotine, they have become the dominant form of tobacco use by US adolescents.

Objective

To measure intensity of use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and other tobacco products among US adolescents and their dependence level over time.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study analyzed the cross-sectional National Youth Tobacco Surveys from 2014 to 2021. Confirmatory analysis was conducted using Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2015 to 2019. The surveys were administered to national probability samples of US students in grades 6 to 12.

Exposures

Use of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products before and after the introduction of e-cigarettes deliveri

SUBMITTER: Glantz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641541 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature