Trends in vaping and nicotine product use among youth in Canada, England and the USA between 2017 and 2022: evidence to inform policy.

IF 4 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Tobacco Control Pub Date : 2025-01-02 DOI:10.1136/tc-2023-058241

David Hammond, Jessica L Reid

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Abstract

Background: Preventing uptake of nicotine products among youth remains a central objective of tobacco control policy. Comparing trends in the use of nicotine across countries provides an opportunity to identify emergent product trends and to evaluate 'natural experiments' in policies.

Methods: Repeat cross-sectional data were analysed from eight waves of the International Tobacco Control Youth Tobacco and Vaping Survey, conducted between 2017 and 2022. Non-probability samples of youth aged 16-19 years in Canada, England and the USA (N=104 473) completed online surveys including measures on vaping, smoking and use of other nicotine products. This paper summarises findings across the 5-year period of the study, as part of a comprehensive report on key indicators of youth vaping in the three countries.

Results: The youth nicotine market has rapidly evolved across the three countries, with different patterns of combustible and non-combustible product use in Canada, the USA and England. These changes are primarily attributable to trends in youth vaping: following declines during the initial COVID-19 pandemic period, by 2022, vaping prevalence neared pre-pandemic levels in the USA and Canada, and reached record highs in England. Notable shifts also occurred in the types of vaping products used by youth, including increased use of disposable, nicotine salt-based products. Additional findings are reported on a range of policy-relevant indicators, including for vaping products, promotions and purchasing.

Conclusions: Patterns of nicotine use among youth have rapidly evolved in recent years due to the proliferation of nicotine products, the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging impact of policy measures.

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2017年至2022年间，加拿大、英国和美国年轻人使用电子烟和尼古丁产品的趋势：政策依据。

背景：防止青少年摄入尼古丁产品仍然是烟草控制政策的中心目标。比较各国尼古丁使用的趋势提供了一个机会，可以确定新出现的产品趋势，并评估政策中的“自然实验”。方法：分析2017年至2022年间进行的八波国际烟草控制青年烟草和Vaping调查的重复横断面数据。加拿大、英国和美国16-19岁青年的非概率样本（N=104 473）完成了在线调查，包括关于电子烟、吸烟和使用其他尼古丁产品的措施。本文总结了这项研究的五年期结果，作为关于这三个国家青少年电子烟关键指标的综合报告的一部分。结果：这三个国家的青少年尼古丁市场发展迅速，加拿大、美国和英国的可燃和不可燃产品使用模式不同。这些变化主要归因于青少年电子烟的趋势：在新冠肺炎最初大流行期间，电子烟的流行率有所下降，到2022年，美国和加拿大的电子烟流行率接近大流行前的水平，英国达到创纪录的高点。青少年使用的电子烟产品类型也发生了显著变化，包括一次性尼古丁盐产品的使用增加。报告了一系列政策相关指标的其他调查结果，包括电子烟产品、促销和购买。结论：近年来，由于尼古丁产品的扩散、新冠肺炎大流行和政策措施的新影响，青年人的尼古丁使用模式迅速演变。

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Tobacco Control 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

26.90%

发文量

223

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Tobacco Control is an international peer-reviewed journal covering the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide; tobacco''s effects on population health, the economy, the environment, and society; efforts to prevent and control the global tobacco epidemic through population-level education and policy changes; the ethical dimensions of tobacco control policies; and the activities of the tobacco industry and its allies.