MPC Member Publications

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Title: Self-reported reasons for vaping among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders in the US: Nationally-representative results

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

ISSN: 18790046

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.05.017

Abstract: Objective The study describes the most common reasons for using vaporizers (such as e-cigarettes) among US adolescents and investigates how reasons for use differ by grade, lifetime cigarette use, frequency of vaporizer use, gender, race/ethnicity, and parent education. Method Data were collected from 4066 students in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades in 2015 as part of the Monitoring the Future study, a cross-sectional and nationally representative US survey. Results Common reasons for vaporizer use reported by respondents who had ever used a vaporizer were experimentation (53.0%), taste (37.2%), boredom (23.5%), having a good time (22.4%), and relaxation (21.6%). Reasons differed little across grades or parent education; reasons differed by lifetime use of regular cigarettes, frequency of vaping, gender, and race/ethnicity. Conclusions Overall, results suggest that decisions to vape are based on curiosity, taste, and pleasure, rather than for reasons such as quitting regular cigarettes or substituting for regular cigarette smoking.

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Authors: Patrick, Megan E.; Miech, Richard A.; Carlier, Carola; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Schulenberg, John E.

Periodical (Full): Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Volume: 165

Pages: 275-278

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