How E-Cigarettes Contribute to Teen Cigarette Smoking

Teens who use e-cigarettes, particularly modifiable types, are more likely than never-users to smoke cigarettes 1 year later.

Factors that contribute to combustible cigarette smoking among teens who use e-cigarettes are not known. Using data from an online California children's health survey, researchers analyzed associations between e-cigarette use at baseline and cigarette smoking 1 year later among 1312 adolescents and young adults (48% Hispanic white; mean age, 18 years).

Overall, 37% of participants reported use of e-cigarettes and 11% smoked cigarettes. Cigarette smoking was more common in males and in those with higher parental education. Compared with never use, any e-cigarette use at baseline was associated with increased frequency of cigarette smoking at 1 year. Users of a modifiable or a pen-like device at baseline smoked 8.4 and 2.8 times as many cigare…

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardCareer Physician

Editorial BoardsUpToDate

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

How E-Cigarettes Contribute to Teen Cigarette Smoking

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