Examination of the association between state tobacco control spending and the demand for electronic cigarettes by high school students

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2021-056830
Author(s):  
John Tauras ◽  
Megan C Diaz ◽  
Barbara Schillo ◽  
Donna Vallone
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
High School Student ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
The Usa

BackgroundWhile much is known about the influence of tobacco control spending on the demand for conventional cigarettes, little is known about the effects of tobacco control spending on the demand for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). This study provides the first evidence on the association between state tobacco control spending and high school student vaping in the USA.MethodsWe used data from the 2015 through 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys to estimate vaping prevalence and vaping intensity demand equations. We employed logistic regressions to estimate the vaping prevalence equations and generalised linear models with log-link and gamma distribution to estimate the vaping intensity equations.ResultsWe found evidence that funding for state tobacco control programmes had a significant negative association with both vaping prevalence and vaping intensity among high school students in the USA. Our results indicate that a 50% increase in state spending on tobacco control during the time of the surveys would have been associated with a 7.46% lower high school student vaping prevalence rate than what was observed.ConclusionsThere has been a dramatic increase in e-cigarette use by adolescents and young adults in the USA. The rapid rise in e-cigarette use has been a significant source of public policy concern for many states. The results of this study strongly suggest that increased spending on tobacco control programmes will reduce the number of high school students who vape and will decrease the number of days vaping products are used by high school students. These findings should be extremely valuable to policymakers interested in curbing the youth vaping epidemic in the USA.

High School Students’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Vaporize Cannabis

2017 ◽  
pp. 154-159
Author(s):  
Meghan E. Morean ◽  
Grace Kong ◽  
Deepa R. Camenga ◽  
Dana A. Cavallo ◽  
Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
School Students ◽  
Potential Use

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is increasing rapidly among high abstract school (HS) students. Of concern, e-cigarettes can be used to vaporize cannabis, although use rates among adolescents are unknown. We evaluated lifetime rates of using e-cigarettes to vaporize cannabis among all lifetime e-cigarette users (27.9%), all lifetime cannabis users (29.2%), and lifetime users of both e-cigarettes and cannabis (18.8%); common means of vaporizing cannabis including hash oil, wax infused with D-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and dried cannabis; and demographic predictors of using e-cigarettes to vaporize cannabis. METHODS In the spring of 2014, 3847 Connecticut HS students completed an anonymous survey assessing e-cigarette and cannabis use. RESULTS Vaporizing cannabis using e-cigarettes was common among lifetime e-cigarette users, lifetime cannabis users, and lifetime dual users (e-cigarette 18.0%, cannabis 18.4%, dual users 26.5%). Students reported using e-cigarettes to vaporize hash oil (e-cigarette 15.4%, cannabis 15.5%, dual users 22.9%) and wax infused with THC (e-cigarette 10.0%, cannabis 10.2%, dual users 14.8%) and using portable electronic vaporizers to vaporize dried cannabis leaves (e-cigarette 19.6%, lifetime cannabis 23.1%, lifetime dual users 29.1%). Binary logistic regression indicated that male students (odds ratio [OR] = 2.05), younger students (OR = 0.64), lifetime e-cigarette users (OR = 5.27), and lifetime cannabis users (OR = 40.89) were most likely to vaporize cannabis using e-cigarettes. Rates also differed by HS attended. CONCLUSIONS Rates of vaporizing cannabis using e-cigarettes were high. These findings raise concerns about the lack of e-cigarette regulations and the potential use of e-cigarettes for purposes other than vaping nicotine.

Association between e-cigarette use initiated after cigarette smoking and smoking abstinence: a cross-sectional study among adolescent established smokers in the USA

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2020-055943
Author(s):  
Franziska S Saller ◽  
Israel T Agaku ◽  
Filippos T Filippidis
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Usa

BackgroundRecent years have seen a rapid increase in the popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among adolescents in the USA. Evidence on their role in the continuation of or abstinence from cigarette smoking among young smokers remains scarce.ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between e-cigarette use initiated after cigarette smoking and abstinence from cigarette smoking among US adolescent established smokers.MethodsThe data were drawn from the 2015–2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey—a nationally representative survey of US middle and high school students. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association between ever e-cigarette use and past 30-day abstinence from cigarette smoking. The analytical sample comprised ever established cigarette smokers with or without a history of e-cigarette use after smoking initiation.ResultsNeither experimental (adjusted OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.39–1.14) nor prior established (adjusted OR 1.56, 95% CI 0.96–2.56) nor current established (adjusted OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.41–1.03) e-cigarette use was statistically significantly associated with subsequent abstinence from cigarette smoking among adolescent ever established smokers. These findings were largely consistent across sensitivity analyses using alternative key definitions, although experimental and current established e-cigarette use was significantly negatively associated with past 6-month abstinence.ConclusionsWe found no evidence that e-cigarette use among US adolescents already smoking cigarettes is associated with subsequent abstinence from cigarette smoking; there was some evidence of an inverse association among experimental and current established e-cigarette users. These findings could inform future regulatory and public health efforts regarding youth e-cigarette use and the reduction of youth cigarette smoking in the USA.

scholarly journals E-Cigarette Use Is Associated With Intentions to Lose Weight Among High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 838-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale S Mantey ◽  
Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi ◽  
Steven H Kelder
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
School Students ◽  
Full Sample ◽  
Or Management

Abstract Introduction Recent literature has demonstrated individuals may be using electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a method of weight loss and/or management. Furthermore, e-cigarette companies are developing and patenting technologies related to e-cigarettes and weight loss. This study aims to determine the association between intentions to lose weight and e-cigarette use behaviors among a nationally representative sample of high school students. Methods Data were obtained from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey. Participants were 12 847 students in grades 9–12 in the United States. Multivariate multinomial logistic regression models assessed the association between past 30-day e-cigarette use and weight loss intentions among 9–12 grade students. Subsample analyses were conducted, stratified by sex. Covariates included perceived weight, sex, race/ethnicity, grade, and past 30-day tobacco use. Results Overall, 23.7% of the sample used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days. E-cigarette use was associated with 1.38 (95% CI = 1.07% to 1.78%) greater risk of intentions to lose weight among the full sample, controlling for covariates. Among girls, e-cigarette use was associated with 1.44 (95% CI = 1.05% to 1.97%) greater risk of intentions to lose weight, controlling for covariates. Among boys, e-cigarette use was associated with 1.40 (95% CI = 1.04% to 1.88%) greater odds of intentions to gain weight, controlling for covariates. Conclusion Findings show a significant association between e-cigarette use and intentions to lose weight among high school students, among the full sample. Interestingly, e-cigarette use was statistically associated with intentions to gain weight among boys. Longitudinal study is needed to further examine this relationship. Implications and Contribution This is the one of the first studies reporting on e-cigarette use and weight loss intentions among adolescents, both highly prevalent among this population. These findings are an important development in the study of e-cigarette use given the established link between conventional cigarette smoking and weight loss and/or management.

THE ANXIETY DISORDER IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (23) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagdish Rathod
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
High School Student ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Many Body ◽  
School Students ◽  
Very High

Stress situations such as study tight deadlines or important social obligations. Of fen makes nervous or fearful. In high school students they facing educational and social problems. This period is already growth and development period at this time so many body changes occurs in the students body. Individuals with anxiety disorder experience excessive anxiety. Fear as worry, causing them either to anode situations. The result of survey on the basis of anxiety disorder in high school students. Is very high in ahmednagar tarakpur in some area. They need special treatments for educational development.

E-cigarette use doubles among US middle and high school students

BMJ ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 347 (sep11 1) ◽  
pp. f5543-f5543 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Electronic cigarette and cannabis use: results from the 2018 Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Luken ◽  
Johannes Thrul ◽  
Renee M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

Abstract Objective To determine the relationship between lifetime e-cigarette use and current cannabis use among youth. Our analyses accounted for county variability, in addition to student-level covariates. Methods This study examined responses from high school students on a state-level population survey, the 2018 Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Youth Tobacco Survey, a cross-sectional, complex survey sample. Of participating students, final analyses included an unweighted sample of 41,091 9th to 12th grade students who provided complete reports for measured variables. Analyses with survey weights were conducted between August 2019 and May 2020. A multivariable logistic regression was conducted to investigate the association between lifetime e-cigarette use and current (past 30-day) cannabis use, after controlling for county, lifetime cigarette use, current (past 30-day) alcohol use, emotional distress, and demographics. Results Lifetime e-cigarette use significantly increased the odds of current cannabis use among Maryland high school students (aOR = 6.04; 95% CI 5.27, 6.93). Other significant risk factors for current cannabis use included lifetime cigarette use (aOR 2.23, 95% CI 1.86, 2.68) and current alcohol use (aOR 5.21, 95% CI 4.42, 6.14). Significantly higher odds of current cannabis use were also found among older high school students, males, non-Hispanic Blacks and students identifying as other race, and those reporting emotional distress. Conclusions Lifetime e-cigarette use among Maryland high school students is strongly associated with current cannabis use when including counties as a covariate. Non-significant county differences, however, suggest smaller geographical units may be required to control for variability. Efforts should focus on reducing youth e-cigarette use to decrease cannabis use. Maryland’s recent implementation of Tobacco 21 and a ban on flavored e-cigarettes will be of interest for future evaluations.

scholarly journals Electronic Cigarette and Traditional Cigarette Use among Middle and High School Students in Florida, 2011–2014

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e0124385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Porter ◽  
Jennifer Duke ◽  
Meredith Hennon ◽  
David Dekevich ◽  
Erik Crankshaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
School Students
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