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Sources of electronic cigarette acquisition among adolescents in Connecticut.
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Tobacco regulatory science [Tob Regul Sci] 2017 Jan; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 10-16. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 01. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objectives: We examined sources of e-cigarette acquisition among youth, and changes in these sources, between 2014 and 2015. We also assessed whether youth were ever refused the sale of e-cigarettes.<br />Methods: Anonymous, cross-sectional surveys conducted in five high schools in 2014 and 2015 in Connecticut assessed demographics, e-cigarette and cigarette use, and e-cigarette acquisition sources (friends/boyfriends/girlfriends, tobacco shops, siblings, online, parents/adult family members, other). We restricted analyses to adolescents younger than 18 years old who had used e-cigarettes in the past month (2014: N = 400, 2015: N = 390).<br />Results: Top sources of e-cigarette acquisition were friends (2014: 50.2%, 2015: 45.4%), tobacco shops (2014: 17.5%, 2015: 12.6%), and online shops (2014: 9.8%, 2015: 10.5%). A multilevel model, controlling for sex, age, and cigarette smoking status, while clustering by schools showed a decrease in the proportion of youth obtaining e-cigarettes from friends (AOR = .84) between 2014 and 2015. In 2015, 69.8% and 85.8% purchased e-cigarettes from a physical store and an online store, respectively.<br />Conclusions: Peers were the most popular source of e-cigarette acquisition. Many adolescents were able to purchase e-cigarettes from commercial sources. Future studies should continue to conduct surveillance of where adolescents obtain e-cigarettes to inform prevention strategies.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest Statement All authors of this article declare they have no conflicts of interest.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2333-9748
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Tobacco regulatory science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29082300
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18001/TRS.3.1.2