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Interventions for Preventing E-Cigarette Use Among Children and Youth: A Systematic Review
Regulatory interventions have been enacted at the municipal, provincial/state, and federal levels (e.g., age of purchase and flavor restrictions) to protect youth from vaping initiation; however, many youths find ways to bypass laws and access e-cigarettes. A 2024 review that assessed vaping prevention interventions for youth found high perceived parental monitoring effective at the individual level. School-based programs showed inconsistent outcomes, although some social-emotional and peer leadership approaches showed promise in preventing EVP adoption among adolescents. Reliable evidence of the impact of community interventions is lacking. These descriptive study findings illustrate the need for analytic studies to confirm or refute the effectiveness of these interventions in preventing youth vaping.
Efficacy and Safety of E-Cigarette Use for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials - McGill University
People who smoke conventional cigarettes are increasingly turning to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a pathway to quitting. However, the efficacy and safety of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation remains controversial. Among individuals attempting to quit smoking, nicotine e-cigarettes are more efficacious than conventional nicotine replacement or behavioral smoking cessation therapies, and may prove beneficial in reducing smoking-related health risks.
Tobacco and E-cigarette Price and Taxation in Canada EVIDENCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY EVALUATION PROJECT MAY 2022
The implementation of new provincial-level taxes on vaping products in several provinces in 2020 and 2021, and the forthcoming Federal government excise duty on vaping liquid in 2022 should be accompanied by further increases in taxes on cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco, along with systematic monitoring of the effects of these changes on youth uptake of nicotine products, and transitions between use of cigarettes, vaping products, and dual use of cigarettes and vaping products.
Associations between nicotine vaping uptake and cigarette smoking cessation vary by smokers' plans to quit: longitudinal findings from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys
Uptake of nicotine vaping appears to be strongly associated with cigarette smoking cessation among smokers with no initial plans to quit smoking. Excluding smokers not planning to quit from studies on vaping and smoking cessation may underestimate potential benefit of daily vaping for daily smokers.
How do users compare the costs between nicotine vaping products and cigarettes? Findings from the 2016–2020 International Tobacco Control United States surveys
Higher cigarette taxes are associated with perceived financial incentives for nicotine vaping products (NVPs) over cigarettes, whereas NVP taxes are not associated with perceived cost comparison between NVPs and cigarettes.
Do Australians use the prescription pathway when using nicotine vaping products to quit smoking?
In Australia, nicotine vaping products (NVPs) are only legally available to those with a prescription from a doctor. We investigated the proportion of people using NVPs to quit smoking who had a prescription, and whether this increased following regulatory changes in 2021 that strengthened the prescription requirement. There was a modest increase in obtaining a prescription among those who used NVPs for their last quit attempt after regulations were strengthened, however most NVP use for quitting was without a prescription.
Do Tobacco Companies Have an Incentive to Promote “Harm Reduction” Products?: The Role of Competition
While cigarette companies will back alternatives to combusted tobacco when threatened by competition, the prospects for their lasting conversion to NCNDPs will depend on the extent of such competition, which will be influenced by government regulation of tobacco products. Regulations that limit competition from independent firms while also protecting cigarette company profits risk slowing or even reversing recent declines in smoking, especially among youth and young adults. Regulations that reduce the appeal and addictiveness of combusted tobacco products, such as higher cigarette taxes or a reduced nicotine standard, will encourage smokers to quit and/or switch to less harmful non-combusted forms of tobacco. The regulation of non-combustible nicotine delivery products and cigarettes should be proportionate to their relative risks, so that smokers have incentives to switch from combustibles to safer alternatives, and cigarette companies have incentives to promote safer products.
E-cigarette Price Impacts legal and Black-Market Cigarette Purchasing Under a Hypothetical Reduced-Nicotine Cigarette Standard
These data suggest that some smokers are willing to engage in illicit cigarette purchasing in a reduced-nicotine regulatory environment, but e-cigarette availability at lower prices may reduce black-market engagement and shift behavior away from combusted cigarette use.
Developing a Vape Shop-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Delphi Study
There was broad consensus on how to deliver a vape shop-based smoking cessation intervention, providing a strong basis for future intervention development and implementation. Challenges around misuse of the service and misperceptions about vaping would need to be addressed for such an intervention to be feasible and effective. Many smokers who make a quit attempt using e-cigarettes purchase their vaping products in vape shops. Delivering vape-shop-based smoking cessation interventions could help to maximize the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for quitting smoking.
Older age is associated with greater misperception of the relative health risk of e-cigarettes and cigarettes among US adults who smoke
Adults aged ≥55 are more likely to have misperceptions about the absolute and relative risks of tobacco products, which may contribute to continued smoking. Health communications targeting this age group could modify beliefs about the perceived harms of tobacco products.
