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The impact of trying electronic cigarettes on cigarette smoking by college students: A prospective analysis

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  • Sutfin, E.L.
  • Reboussin, B.A.
  • Debinski, B.
  • Wagoner, K.G.
  • Spangler, J.
  • Wolfson, M.

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Objectives. We assessed the impact of trying electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on future cigarette smoking in a sample of smokers enrolled in college. Methods. In this longitudinal study, first-semester college students at 7 colleges in North Carolina and 4 in Virginia completed a baseline survey and 5 follow-up surveys between fall 2010 and fall 2013. Current cigarette smoking at wave 6 was the primary outcome. Participants (n = 271) reported current cigarette smoking at baseline and no history of e-cigarette use. We measured trying e-cigarettes at each wave, defined as use in the past 6 months. Results. By wave 5, 43.5% had tried e-cigarettes. Even after controlling for other variables associated with cigarette smoking, trying e-cigarettes was a significant predictor of cigarette smoking at wave 6 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.48; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.32, 4.66), as were friends' cigarette smoking (AOR = 4.20; 95% CI = 2.22, 7.96) and lifetime use of other tobacco products (AOR = 1.63; 95% CI = 1.22, 2.17). Conclusions. Trying e-cigarettes during college did not deter cigarette smoking and may have contributed to continued smoking. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Sutfin, E.L. & Reboussin, B.A. & Debinski, B. & Wagoner, K.G. & Spangler, J. & Wolfson, M., 2015. "The impact of trying electronic cigarettes on cigarette smoking by college students: A prospective analysis," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(8), pages 83-89.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302707_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302707
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    1. Bertrand Dautzenberg & Stéphane Legleye & Michel Underner & Philippe Arvers & Bhavish Pothegadoo & Abdelhalim Bensaidi, 2023. "Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of Longitudinal Studies Assessing Effect of E-Cigarettes on Cigarette Initiation among Adolescent Never-Smokers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(20), pages 1-20, October.
    2. Craig W. Trumbo, 2018. "Influence of Risk Perception on Attitudes and Norms Regarding Electronic Cigarettes," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 38(5), pages 906-916, May.
    3. Victor M. Cardenas & Victoria L. Evans & Appathurai Balamurugan & Mohammed F. Faramawi & Robert R. Delongchamp & J. Gary Wheeler, 2016. "Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems and recent initiation of smoking among US youth," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 61(2), pages 237-241, March.
    4. Samir S Soneji & Hai-Yen Sung & Brian A Primack & John P Pierce & James D Sargent, 2018. "Quantifying population-level health benefits and harms of e-cigarette use in the United States," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(3), pages 1-19, March.

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