Electronic Cigarettes: Their Role in the Lives of College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 089719002110268
Author(s):  
Carla Daniel ◽  
Christa Haddad ◽  
Jamie L. McConaha ◽  
Philip Lunney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
High Prevalence

Background: Electronic cigarettes have increased in popularity amongst college-aged adults. Although often advertised as smoking cessation tools, students have taken to them as their primary exposure to nicotine. For many reasons, e-cigarettes are extremely convenient and have become the most common tobacco products among this generation. Objective: To assess perceptions and reasons for e-cigarette use in college students Methods: A 20 question online Qualtrics® survey was distributed to college students aged 18 and above across the United States. All responses were anonymous and data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative inferential and descriptive statistics. Results: Of those who used e-cigarettes, 67.7% are not likely to smoke when they are upset or sad, 56.8% disagree that stress is a factor, and 83.5% cited that alcohol was involved when smoking. Most respondents, 74% (n = 467), associated smoking with emotions of happiness, joy or peace. 43.7% who associated e-cigarettes with happiness or peace were more likely to agree that stress was an influence versus 26.5% for those who did not (p = 0.004). Conclusion: Results show a high prevalence of e-cigarette usage among college-aged students. Emotional pleasurable connections with e-cigarettes, similar to traditional cigarettes, play a role in their use. This information will allow healthcare professionals to tailor educational messages surrounding cessation.

Electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 295-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey E. Scheer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Replacement Therapy ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Nicotine Patches

Background: Tobacco use is the most prevalent preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for approximately 20% of all deaths each year. Despite available treatment options, many smokers still experience multiple failed quit attempts indicating a need for development of novel therapies. When the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) was introduced to the United States' market in 2007, patients began to discuss its possible use as the newest form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Methods: A PubMed search was performed for the following terms: “Electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and smoking cessation”. A manual search of references from articles found was performed to identify additional relevant articles. Results: Most evidence surrounding use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation is found in self-reports and user surveys. One study looking at short-term effects of e-cigarettes on desire to smoke found a decreased desire in subjects inhaling from both nicotine-containing and placebo e-cigarettes. Three studies from Italy looked at natural reduction of cigarette use when subjects were allowed to freely use e-cigarettes. All three studies showed a natural reduction indicating potential efficacy for e-cigarette use in smoking cessation. A recently published randomized controlled trial was unable to prove superiority of e-cigarettes over transdermal nicotine patches for smoking cessation. Conclusions: A few studies have explored the possibility of replacing tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes to facilitate a natural reduction in use and have shown minimal positive results in a population not intending to quit. A recent randomized controlled trial comparing e-cigarettes with nicotine patches for smoking cessation was unable to prove superiority. Until these products are regulated and efficacy can be shown with well-designed studies, e-cigarettes are not a viable treatment for use in smoking cessation or as nicotine replacement therapy.

Exploring Stakeholder and Parent Perspectives of a County Response to Adolescent Vaping and E-Cigarette Use

2021 ◽  
pp. 002204262199349
Author(s):  
Natasha Kurji ◽  
Thomas Koza ◽  
Amanda Sharp ◽  
Kathleen Moore
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Classroom Observations ◽  
School Age ◽  
Parent Perspectives ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Hillsborough County

In the United States, regular cigarette use has steadily declined over the years; however, it has been met with an increase in vaping and e-cigarette use. In Tampa, Florida, this trend has been found especially prevalent among school-aged youth. To combat issues of substance use among youth and prevent criminalization for nonviolent crimes, school-age youth cited for use and possession of tobacco products in Hillsborough County were mandated to attend the Youth Tobacco Awareness Course (YTAC). The aim of this study was to investigate YTAC for its perceived effectiveness and usefulness in mitigating adolescent e-cigarette use. Classroom observations, parent focus groups, and program stakeholder interviews were conducted to comprehensively evaluate this program. Findings from this evaluation led to a deeper understanding of the barriers and facilitators to an effective course, the needs and perceptions of program stakeholders, as well as recommendations for improved future interventions.

Pediatric Collections: Vaping: Effects and Solutions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Pediatric Health Care

Electronic cigarettes are the tobacco products most commonly used by youths in the United States. The use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping or JUULing, is a public health epidemic. This collection offers reviews and research to assist pediatric health care providers in identifying and treating adolescent use and exposure to e-cigarettes. https://shop.aap.org/pediatric-collections-vaping-effects-and-solutions-paperback/

scholarly journals Uptake and Perceptions of E-cigarette use in Vascular Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Rachael Taylor ◽  
David Sidloff ◽  
Robert D. Sayers ◽  
Matthew J. Bown ◽  
Athanasios Saratzis
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Initial Interviews

Introduction: Smoking is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are becoming increasingly popular. However, little is known regarding their patterns of use in patients with established CVD.Aims: We aimed to assess the perceptions and patterns of use of e-cigarettes in patients presenting to a vascular clinic.Methods: We performed a qualitative study to identify perceptions and beliefs about e-cigarettes. Semi-structured interviews of consecutive patients consenting to participate were performed over five-months. Individuals were recruited from a vascular surgery outpatient clinic. Initial interviews were based on a questionnaire. Further structured interviews were conducted with patients currently using e-cigarettes, which were transcribed and analysed to assess perceptions and patterns of use.Results/Findings: Four overarching themes emerged: attraction to e-cigarettes as a harm reduction/smoking cessation strategy; uncertainty regarding the risks of e-cigarettes; use of various types of smoking cessation strategies; dual use and often complete relapse to tobacco products.Conclusions: Patients with established CVD view e-cigarettes as a means of smoking cessation; however, many relapse to tobacco products or use both simultaneously. Further research is necessary regarding the role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation in this high-risk group.

scholarly journals E-cigarette Risk Factors and Effects on Adolescent Health in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. p357
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Afibah Armstrong-Mensah ◽  
Deja Woolcock ◽  
Jennifer Jisoo Jeon ◽  
Puru Gaur
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Adverse Health

Despite their adverse health effects, e-cigarette use has increased considerably among adolescents (people aged 10-19 years) in the United States. This is due to a number of factors including peer pressure, the availability of a variety of e-liquid flavors, the targeted marketing of these products to adolescents, and the belief by adolescents that e-cigarettes are less harmful to health than tobacco products. Just as traditional tobacco products, e-cigarettes have been found to be harmful to health and responsible for multiple adverse health conditions in adolescents, including inhibited growth and development, poor mental health, certain cancers, lung damage, nicotine dependency, future drug use, and social stigmatization. While the United States government realizes the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on adolescents, and although it has put in place certain policies to regulate the issue, e-cigarette use continues to be a public health problem among adolescents. This article discusses e-cigarettes, their use, risk factors, and health effects on adolescents in the US. It also proposes strategies for safeguarding adolescent health.

Efectos en la salud de los sistemas electrónicos de administración de nicotina (SEAN)

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez ◽  
Carlos Alberto Chávez Castillo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Psychological Therapies ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
History Of

Without a doubt, smoking continues to be the leading cause of disease, disability, and premature death worldwide. How ever, the advent of the new Electronic Administration Systems of Nicotine (SEAN), among which the electronic cigarette stands out, has had explosive growth and in some countries has depleted tobacco cigarettes, especially among young people who feel attracted by its striking flavors and the deployment of technology that is used in its design and operation. The SEANs initially emerged in 2003 as a supposed help to quit smoking, at 16 years from this date no clinical studies are confirming their superiority over existing medications for this purpose: nicotine, bupropion and varenicline replacement therapies, or over psychological therapies such as emotional and cognitive-behavioral rational. On the other side, a large amount of evidence has been accumulated on the deleterious effect they have on the health of consumers, the risk they represent is unquestionable and this is confirmed by recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control of the United States (CDC) that indicate 2142 hospitalized cases with acute lung disease and 42 deaths from this cause, 79% being people under 35 years. This outbreak of lung disease has determined that the ban on SEAN in the United States will be planted. Also, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the sale of hybrid cigarettes or “Heets” (Heat-not-burn tobacco products), which uses heated tobacco, and are now available in our country. There is no doubt that as health professionals, we must inform with scientific evidence about the risks that SEANs pose to their consumers, we must also learn from the history of smoking to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with these new tobacco products. Keywords: Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS); electronic cigarettes; JUUL®; heets; toxicity; health effects; damage.

Electronic Cigarettes

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 611-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E. Odum ◽  
Katie A. O’Dell ◽  
Jacqueline S. Schepers
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Tobacco Cigarette ◽  
United States Food ◽  
States Food

Electronic cigarettes have gained popularity among patients as a smoking cessation aid despite not being approved or supported for this purpose by the United States Food and Drug Administration due to concerns with poor manufacturing practices and the presence of known carcinogens in the limited products that they tested. A few studies have evaluated the effects of electronic cigarettes on plasma nicotine levels and heart rate but found negligible effects. Safety data are mainly limited to surveys in which patients report only minor side effects, such as mouth and throat irritation, headache, vertigo, and nausea. The efficacy of electronic cigarettes has been evaluated in studies in which patients report great success with being able to cut back or stop tobacco cigarette consumption. However, many of these studies introduce bias due to recruiting on e-cigarette Web sites and having tobacco cigarette use self-reported by the participant rather than objectively tested. A few studies have formally evaluated nicotine craving when using electronic cigarettes with mixed results. Although patients support the use of electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation, more formal studies on safety and efficacy should be completed in order to determine whether these products have a role in smoking cessation.

scholarly journals Does E-cigarette Use at Baseline Influence Smoking Cessation Rates among 2-Year College Students?

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Snow ◽  
Tye Johnson ◽  
Deborah J. Ossip ◽  
Geofrey C. Williams ◽  
Duncan Ververs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
College Student ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Tobacco Intervention

Introduction: This study evaluates the association of baseline e-cigarette use with smoking cessation in a sample of 2-year college student smokers.Methods: Participants were 1,400 students from over 60 2-year colleges across 25 states who were current smokers enrolled in a web-assisted tobacco intervention (WATI) trial. Survey data at baseline, 1-, and 6-months, were evaluated.Results: At 6-months, baseline e-cigarette users were more likely to report cessation of traditional cigarettes compared to non-users (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.002–1.92). Cessation was also associated with higher baseline confidence in quitting and greater time to first cigarette after awakening. Baseline e-cigarette use was not associated with self-reported cessation of all nicotine/tobacco products (OR 1.09, 95% CI 0.75–1.58) nor biochemically verified cessation of all nicotine/tobacco products (OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.47–1.47). Higher confidence was again associated with both self-reported and biochemically verified cessation of all nicotines.

scholarly journals Youth Access to Tobacco Products in the United States: Findings From Wave 1 (2013–2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1695-1699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Tanski ◽  
Jennifer Emond ◽  
Cassandra Stanton ◽  
Thomas Kirchner ◽  
Kelvin Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Population Assessment ◽  
Gas Stations ◽  
Usual Source ◽  
Convenience Stores ◽  
The Us

Abstract Objectives Tobacco products in the US market are growing in diversity. Little is known about how youth access tobacco products given this current landscape. Methods Data were drawn from 15- to 17-year-olds from the Wave 1 youth sample of the US nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. Past 30-day tobacco users were asked about usual sources of access to 12 different tobacco products, and if they had been refused sale because of their age. Results Among 15- to 17-year-olds, social sources (“someone offered” or “asked someone”) were the predominant usual source of access for each tobacco product. “Bought by self” was the usual source of access for users of smokeless (excluding snus, 23.2%), cigarillos (21.0%), cigarettes (13.8%), hookah (12.0%), and electronic cigarettes (10.5%). Convenience stores and/or gas stations were the most often selected retail source for all products except hookah. Among youth who attempted purchase, 24.3% were refused sale of cigarettes, 23.9% cigarillos, and 13.8% smokeless tobacco. Conclusions Most 15- to 17-year-old tobacco users obtain tobacco products through social sources; however, among those who purchased tobacco, the majority report not being refused sale because of age. At the time of survey, cigarette and cigar sales to under 18 years were prohibited in all 50 states, and electronic cigarettes sales in 47 states and two territories. 2014 Annual Synar Reports signaled increasing trends in retail violations of state and/or district laws prohibiting tobacco product sales to under 18 years. Monitoring illicit youth sales, conducting compliance check inspections, and penalizing violations remain important to reduce youth tobacco access at retail venues. Implications Access to the spectrum of tobacco products by youth in the United States remains predominantly through social sources. However, of the minority of youth tobacco users in 2014 who purchased tobacco themselves, a few reported being refused sale: Convenience stores and/or gas stations were the most common retail source for tobacco products. The strategies of monitoring illicit youth sales, conducting compliance checks, and penalizing violations remain important to reduce youth tobacco access at retail venues. Limiting sources of youth tobacco access remains an important focus to reduce the burden of tobacco on the public health.

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