Prevalence and correlates of adolescents’ e-cigarette use frequency and dependence

•Prevalence and correlates of e-cigarette use frequency and dependence were studied.•Frequency correlates were first source, nicotine use, “mod” use, and friends’ use.•Dependence correlates were age of first use, friends’ use, and smoking. Understanding predictors of e-cigarette use among adolescent...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2018-07, Vol.188, p.109-112
Main Authors: Vogel, Erin A., Ramo, Danielle E., Rubinstein, Mark L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Bivariate analysis
Cigarettes
Correlation analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Demography
Dependence
E-cigarette
Electronic cigarette
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Family - psychology
Female
Friends - psychology
Friendship
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mathematical models
Nicotine
Pilot Projects
Popularity
Prevalence
Psychosocial factors
Relatives
San Francisco - epidemiology
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - psychology
Smoking - trends
Social factors
Teenagers
Tobacco Use Disorder - diagnosis
Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology
Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology
Vaping
Vaping - psychology
Vaping - trends
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Summary:•Prevalence and correlates of e-cigarette use frequency and dependence were studied.•Frequency correlates were first source, nicotine use, “mod” use, and friends’ use.•Dependence correlates were age of first use, friends’ use, and smoking. Understanding predictors of e-cigarette use among adolescents in the context of wide availability and extreme popularity of these products is important for prevention and treatment. This study identifies correlates of e-cigarette use frequency and dependence among adolescent users. Adolescent e-cigarette users (N = 173) were recruited from the San Francisco Bay Area. Participants reported demographic and psychosocial characteristics, e-cigarette use behaviors, and cigarette use. Bivariate relationships between potential correlates were examined, and correlates significant at p 
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.051