E-cigarettes — which heat up liquefied nicotine to expel a vapor, as opposed to the carcinogenic cloud from a normal cigarette — have become popular since the state passed a ban on
regular cigarette use in public places.
Not exact matches
Among the roughly 15,500 adults the researchers looked at, those who said they
used e-cigs daily were far more likely to have quit
regular cigarettes than the people who said they'd never tried e-cigs.
Unlike
regular cigarettes, e-
cigarettes do not contain tobacco and no combustion takes place when they are
used.
Using a standard test to measure the urge to smoke a
cigarette, people who smoke tobacco
cigarettes daily and who watched e-
cigarette advertisements with someone inhaling or holding an e-
cigarette (aka vaping) showed a greater urge to smoke than
regular smokers who did not see the vaping.
«We don't really know all the harmful effects of vaping at this point, so I'd encourage users of both e-
cigarettes and
regular cigarettes to understand the consequences and stop
using.»
The study showed that adolescents are
using e-
cigarettes at high rates, and many are
using e-
cigarettes before trying
regular cigarettes or chewing tobacco.
But the authors noted that about 20 percent of middle school students and about 7 percent of high school students who had ever
used e-
cigarettes had never smoked
regular cigarettes — meaning that some kids are introduced to the addictive drug nicotine through e-
cigarettes, the authors said.
«This study is in line with other recent evidence that
regular, daily e-cigarette
use may help some smokers quit
cigarettes,» Delnevo added.
«Youth who have
used e-
cigarettes report greater intent to try
regular cigarettes.»
«Recent research suggests that some of them could move on to
regular cigarette smoking, so it is critical that we intervene with evidence - based efforts to prevent youth from
using these products.»
«Other illicit drug
use,
regular cigarette smoking, and frequent alcohol
use each increased the risk for hashish
use; however, a main finding was that as frequency of other marijuana
use increased, so too did risk for recent hashish
use.»
«Critically, these previous surveys have shown that while some young people are experimenting with electronic
cigarettes, progression to
regular use is rare.
«To describe electronic
cigarette use as «a new drug
use option» and part of «at - risk teenagers» substance
using repertoires» is unnecessarily alarmist, given the evidence that
regular use among never smokers is negligible, the lack of evidence that electronic
cigarette use acts as a gateway to tobacco
use, and the likely low level of harm associated with electronic
cigarette use.»
Current e-cigarette
use among high school students increased from 1.5 % in 2011 to 16 % in 2015, surpassing
use of
regular cigarettes, according to the government's National Youth Tobacco Survey.
E-
cigarettes, or e-cigs, are electronic nicotine delivery devices that have gained widespread
use among people who are trying to quit smoking
regular cigarettes.
The definition of an e-
cigarette is an electrical device that
uses heat to vaporize a nicotine solution into an aerosol mist, which is inhaled as with a
regular cigarette.
Attitudes toward E-Cigarettes, Reasons for Initiating E-
Cigarette Use, and Changes in Smoking Behavior after Initiation: A Pilot Longitudinal Study of
Regular Cigarette Smokers
Socioeconomic status over the life course and stages of
cigarette use: initiation,
regular use, and cessation
Thirdly, we analysed the associations between multiple indicators of SES and
cigarette use, and found that the indicators of childhood SES that were associated with smoking were different for each stage of
use; however, adult educational attainment was the dimension of adult SES consistently associated with
regular use and cessation.
Cigarette use was based on items from the smoking module of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), administered to subjects in adulthood by trained interviewers.34 Transitions through stages of cigarette use were assessed via retrospectively reported ages at initiation, regular use, and c
Cigarette use was based on items from the smoking module of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), administered to subjects in adulthood by trained interviewers.34 Transitions through stages of
cigarette use were assessed via retrospectively reported ages at initiation, regular use, and c
cigarette use were assessed via retrospectively reported ages at initiation,
regular use, and cessation.
Studies have shown that life satisfaction is negatively associated with adolescent problem behaviour: sexual risk - taking behaviours (Valois et al. 2002); substance abuse, such as
cigarette smoking, chewing tobacco, marijuana, cocaine,
regular alcohol
use, binge drinking (Desousa et al. 2008; Piko et al. 2005; Zullig et al. 2001); and violence and aggression, such as carrying a gun or weapon, physical fighting, stealing or damaging property at school, and drinking and driving (MacDonald et al. 2005; Valois et al. 2001).