Prevalence of and disparities in adolescents' susceptibility to novel oral nicotine products marketed as "tobacco-free".

ABSTRACT: Non-therapeutic, novel oral nicotine products are convenient, discreet to use, and flavored, with increasing sales in the United States. It is unclear whether these products appeal predominantly to adolescents already susceptible to inhalable nicotine products, or whether they attract adolescents who would not otherwise use nicotine. This study examined prevalence and correlates of susceptibility to inhalable and oral nicotine product use among adolescents. Ninth- and tenth-grade students from Southern California who had never used any nicotine product (N = 3129) completed an online survey in Fall 2021 assessing susceptibility to inhalable (i.e., cigarettes, e-cigarettes) and oral (e.g., pouches, gum, gummies) nicotine products. Multinomial logistic regression analyses estimated associatio

SUBMITTER: Vogel EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9845133 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature