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Evidence that an intervention weakens the relationship between adolescent electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking: a 24-month prospective study

Conner, M.; Grogan, S.; Simms-Ellis, R.; Flett, K.; Sykes-Muskett1, B.; Cowap, L.; Lawton, R.; Armitage, C.; Meads, D.; Schmitt, L.; Torgerson, C.; West, R.; Siddiqi, K.

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Authors

M. Conner

S. Grogan

R. Simms-Ellis

K. Flett

B. Sykes-Muskett1

L. Cowap

R. Lawton

C. Armitage

D. Meads

L. Schmitt

R. West

K. Siddiqi



Abstract

Background: The electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use to subsequent smoking relationship in adolescents has received much attention. Whether an intervention to reduce smoking initiation attenuated this relationship was assessed. Method: Data were from 3994 adolescent never smokers (aged 13–14 years at baseline) as part of a cluster randomised controlled trial. Self-report measures of smoking, e-cigarette use and covariates were assessed and used to predict ever smoked cigarettes, any recent tobacco smoking and regularly smoked cigarettes at 24-month follow-up. Results: Baseline ever use of e-cigarettes was associated with ever smoked cigarettes (OR=4.03, 95% CI 3.33 to 4.88; controlling for covariates, OR=2.78, 95% CI 2.20 to 3.51), any recent tobacco smoking (OR=3.38, 95% CI 2.72 to 4.21; controlling for covariates, OR=2.17, 95% CI 1.76 to 2.69) and regularly smoked cigarettes (OR=3.60, 95% CI 2.35 to 5.51; controlling for covariates, OR=1.27, 95% CI 1.17 to 1.39) at follow-up. For ever smoked cigarettes only, the impact of e-cigarette use was attenuated in the intervention (OR=1.83) compared with control (OR=4.53) condition. For ever smoked cigarettes and any recent tobacco smoking, the impact of e-cigarette use was attenuated among those with friends who smoked (OR=2.05 (ever smoked); 1·53 (any tobacco use)) compared with those without friends who smoked (OR=3.32 (ever smoked); 2·17 (any tobacco use)). Conclusions: This is one of the first studies to show that e-cigarette use was robustly associated with measures of smoking over 24 months and the first to show an intervention to attenuate the relationship. Further research with a broader age range of adolescents is required.

Citation

Conner, M., Grogan, S., Simms-Ellis, R., Flett, K., Sykes-Muskett1, B., Cowap, L., …Siddiqi, K. (2020). Evidence that an intervention weakens the relationship between adolescent electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking: a 24-month prospective study. Tobacco Control, 29(4), 425-431. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054905

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 25, 2019
Online Publication Date Jun 28, 2019
Publication Date 2020-07
Deposit Date Jul 8, 2019
Publicly Available Date Jul 9, 2019
Journal Tobacco Control
Print ISSN 0964-4563
Electronic ISSN 1468-3318
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 4
Pages 425-431
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054905

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