Young people’s e-cigarette risk perceptions, policy attitudes, and past-month nicotine vaping in 30 U.S. cities
In a study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, a sample of young people from US cities were surveyed to estimate their e-cigarette risk perceptions, policy attitudes, and past-month nicotine vaping. The study found that e-cigarette policy attitudes were not associated with young people’s e-cigarette risk perceptions, attitudes toward flavored tobacco product policy, or likelihood of past-month nicotine vaping. Most past-month people who use, regardless of city policies, reported underage access to flavored e-cigarette products in retail locations. To decrease underage access to flavored vaping products, the authors note that consistent flavored e-cigarette policy must be enforced. Read the full study here.