Cooling e-cigarette flavors and the association with e-cigarette use among a sample of high school students

Introduction E-liquid flavor is typically presented by flavor category (e.g. menthol, mint, fruit, dessert). Cooling sensations produced by flavor additives such as menthol enhance appeal of e-cigarettes among youth, but not all e-liquids that produce cooling sensations are labeled as menthol. Sensory experiences produced by flavors may allow for a new way to capture e-cigarette flavor use. This study aims to examine use of flavors that produce cooling sensations among youth and its association with e-cigarette use behaviors. Methods A 2019 survey of high school students (n = 4875) examined use of e-cigarette flavors that produced cooling sensations (cooling flavors) among past 30-day e-cigarette users. E-cigarette use behaviors (flavor use, nicotine use, frequency of use) were examined between those who did and did not use cooling flavors. A binary logistic regression was used to examine associations between vaping frequency, nicotine (vs. non-nicotine) use, and vaping cooling flavors while controlling for demographics, number of flavors vaped in the past month, and vaping age of onset. Results 51.6% (n = 473/916) of the analytic sample endorsed vaping cooling flavors. There were no demographic differences by vaping cooling flavors. Vaping cooling flavors was associated with vaping more frequently (AOR:1.04,95% CI:1.03,1.05) and vaping nicotine (AOR:2.37,95% CI:1.53,3.67). Conclusion Vaping cooling flavors was associated with greater nicotine vaping and frequency of e-cigarette use. Assessing sensory experience, such as cooling, in addition to flavor category may more fully capture e-cigarette flavor use and its impacts on youth e-cigarette use behaviors.

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High School Students’ Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Vaporize Cannabis

10.1542/9781610022743-high ◽

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.

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Determinants of waterpipe smoking among high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2020-0084 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Ridhwan Fauzi ◽

Chitlada Areesantichai

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Waterpipe Smoking ◽

School Students ◽

Factors Associated ◽

The Past ◽

Logistic Regressions ◽

Peer Use ◽

Waterpipe Use

AbstractObjectivesThe study aimed to examine factors associated with past 30 days waterpipe use among high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia.MethodsWe surveyed a multistage cluster random sample of 1,318 students of grade 10th and 11th from 14 schools in Jakarta. Multiple logistic regressions were employed to examine the association between past 30 days waterpipe use with sociodemographic characteristics, cigarettes smoking status, parental and peer use, availability and affordability.ResultsOf 1,318 participants, 3.3% of female and 8.4% of male currently smoked waterpipe. Multivariate analysis revealed that current waterpipe use was significantly associated with family use (AOR: 4.844, 95% CI: 1.225–19.151), friend use (AOR: 2.554, 95% CI: 1.424–4.582), and availability (AOR: 2.143, 95% CI: 1.127–4.076). Being current smokers were six times more likely (AOR: 6.055, 95% CI: 3.123–11.739) to use waterpipe in the past 30 days.ConclusionsThe finding suggests that smoking by a family member, friends, use of conventional cigarettes, and availability are significantly associated with increased probability of current waterpipe used among adolescents.

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

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.f5543 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 347 (sep11 1) ◽

pp. f5543-f5543 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

M. McCarthy

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

School Students

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

Journal of Cannabis Research ◽

10.1186/s42238-021-00080-2 ◽

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.

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

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0124385 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. e0124385 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

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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Sexual Violence Perpetration as a Risk Factor for Current Depression or Posttraumatic Symptoms in Adolescents

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520908028 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052090802 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amy L. Meadows ◽

Ann L. Coker ◽

Heather M. Bush ◽

Emily R. Clear ◽

Ginny Sprang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Risk Factor ◽

High School Students ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Public High School ◽

School Students ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

The Past ◽

Violence Perpetration

Sexual violence perpetration (SVP), including coerced, physically forced, and alcohol- or drug-facilitated unwanted sex, occurs frequently in adolescence and may represent a risk factor for future perpetration. Sexual violence victimization (SVV) has been found to be a risk factor for increased rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, the associations of SVP with depression or posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have been less well described. This study examined associations between symptoms of depression and PTSS with SVP in the prior 12 months among high school students. In this cross-sectional analysis, a representative sample of public high school students (ninth–12th grades) completed self-reported surveys on peer SVP and SVV within the past year. Among 16,784 students completing surveys, 7.2% disclosed SVP against another high school student in the past 12 months; 64.4% of students disclosing SVP also experienced SVV. Both SVP and SVV, alone or in combination, were associated with a greater likelihood of symptoms of depression or PTSS. These associations were similar by sex and sexual minority status (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ+]). These findings highlight the need for continued primary prevention efforts. Additional screening to recognize adolescent SVP can allow both early treatment of depression and PTSD and address the individual risks of SVP to reduce subsequent repeated sexual assaults.

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Teaching of German in Thailand: Past, Present, and Future

MANUSYA ◽

10.1163/26659077-00901005 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 51-80

Author(s):

Wanna Saengaramruang

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Language Teaching ◽

Language Teachers ◽

German Language ◽

School Students ◽

History Teaching ◽

The Past ◽

Support Organizations ◽

Teachers And Students

This paper aims firstly to give an overview of the development of German language, teaching in Thailand at both high-school and, university levels from the past up to the, present time, since German has been taught, in Thailand for more than 80 years and its development has not been studied and documented systematically or continuously. The survey and analysis of German teaching, in Thailand in this paper deal with history, teaching approaches, curricula, the development of teaching materials, the number of German language teachers, students, and schools, the attitudes of German language teachers, the expectations of and attitudes towards German teaching among high-school students, and an analysis of the decreasing number of German language teachers and students. Furthermore, this paper also showcases other research works, support organizations, and activities for German language teaching in Thailand.

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