Prevalence of using pod-based vaping devices by brand among youth and young adults

作者：Andy S.L. Tan, Samir Soneji, Kelvin Choi, Meghan Bridgid Moran · 发表于：Tobacco Control · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055064 · 被引用次数：25 · 研究领域：Smoking Behavior and Cessation

An estimated 10%–44% of youth and young adults have ever used JUUL, the leading e-cigarette brand in the USA,1 while 8%–9% reported past 30-day use of JUUL.2–5 Although there is growing attention on the prevalence of JUUL use, prevalence of using other brands of pod-based vaping devices is unknown. This information is important to assess whether newer brands are gaining popularity among young people and to complement sales data which do not track online purchases and sales through non-participating retailers or provide information about characteristics of users.1 This study assesses the prevalence of current use of JUUL, Suorin and Vuse across demographic and tobacco use characteristics among US youth and young adults. ### Study population and procedure Data came from 2000 US youth and young adults recruited through the SSRS national online opt-in survey panel6: 15–17 years old (500 ever smokers, 500 never smokers) or 18–24 years old (500 who smoked within the past 30 days and had smoked >100 lifetime cigarettes, 500 who did not smoke in the past 30 days or had smoked <100 lifetime cigarettes). Participants completed an online survey from December 2018 to January 2019. ### Measures Participants were asked if they have ever used JUUL, Suorin and Vuse. The question for Vuse referred to using the brand of e-cigarettes in general and was not limited to the pod-based sub-brand (ie, Vuse Alto). Response …