Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Australia.
Addict Behav. 2019 Aug;95:6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.02.012. Epub 2019 Feb 14.
In Australia, sales of nicotine containing electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarette) are banned unless approved as a therapeutic good. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of e-cigarette use and its correlates in Australia using a nationally representative survey.
We analysed data from the largest drug use survey in Australia (the National Drug Strategy Household Survey [NDSHS]; N = 22,354).
We estimated that 227,000 Australians (1.2% of the population) were current e-cigarettes users, and 97,000 (0.5%) used them daily. Individuals who were male, younger, had higher level of psychological distress, and smoked were more likely to use electronic cigarettes. Among smokers, an intention to quit and reduction in smoking was associated with experimentation and daily use of e-cigarette, but not with occasional use. Recent quitting was associated with daily use.
Overall, the prevalence of e-cigarette use was low in 2016 in Australia. Smoking status was the strongest correlates of e-cigarette use. Patterns of vaping were differentialy associated with an intention to quit smoking, smoking reduction and recent quitting. Some smokers may attempt to use e-cigarettes to cut-down their tobacco use, and those who vaped daily were mostly likely to be recent quitters.
在澳大利亚，除非被批准为治疗性药品，否则含有尼古丁的电子烟（也称为电子烟）的销售将被禁止。本研究的目的是使用全国代表性调查来估计澳大利亚电子烟的使用情况及其相关因素。
我们分析了澳大利亚最大的毒品使用调查（国家毒品策略家庭调查[NDSHS]；N=22354）的数据。
我们估计有 227000 名澳大利亚人（占人口的 1.2%）是当前电子烟使用者，其中 97000 人（占 0.5%）每天使用。男性、年轻、心理困扰程度较高和吸烟者更有可能使用电子烟。在吸烟者中，戒烟的意图和吸烟量的减少与电子烟的使用有关，包括试用和每日使用，但与偶尔使用无关。最近戒烟与每日使用有关。
总体而言，2016 年澳大利亚电子烟的使用率较低。吸烟状况是电子烟使用的最强相关因素。吸电子烟的模式与戒烟意图、减少吸烟量和最近戒烟有关。一些吸烟者可能试图使用电子烟来减少烟草使用，而那些每日吸电子烟的人很可能是最近的戒烟者。
