Journal
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Volume 55, Issue 5, Pages 713-715Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.07.015
Keywords
Electronic cigarettes; e-cigarettes; Smoking; Nicotine; Adolescents
Funding
- Pfizer (Global Research Award for Nicotine Dependence)
- Tobacco-Free Kids
- eSmoking Institute, Poznan, Poland
- Chic Group LTD,
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Purpose: Despite the potential negative health effects of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), these devices are increasing in popularity worldwide, especially among youth. Methods: We compared data from two cross-sectional studies conducted in Poland among students aged 15-19 years in 2010-2011 and 2013-2014. We tested differences between samples in the prevalence of e-cigarette use, tobacco cigarette smoking, and simultaneous use of both tobacco and e-cigarettes (dual use) using a multilevel linear mixed model regression. Results: We found that the current use of e-cigarettes among adolescents in Poland was significantly higher in the 2013-2014 sample than the 2010-2011 sample (29.9% vs. 5.5%, respectively; p < .05). Dual use of tobacco and e-cigarettes was also significantly higher (21.8% vs. 3.6%, respectively; p < .05). Interestingly, the prevalence of smoking tobacco cigarettes also increased (from 23.9% in 2010-2011 to 38.0% in 2013-2014; p < .05). Conclusions: Observed parallel increase in e-cigarette use and smoking prevalence does not support the idea that e-cigarettes are displacing tobacco cigarettes in this population. (C) 2014 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.
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