Russell Alex M, Yang Meng, Barry Adam E, Merianos Ashley L, Lin Hsien-Chang
Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Feb 14;24(3):342-348. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab153.
To offset tobacco use among college students, many universities have implemented tobacco-free campus policies. Given how easily e-cigarette users can discreetly vape in places where it is prohibited without being detected (ie, stealth vape), it is important to assess whether students are subverting these policies. This study examined the prevalence of stealth vaping on-campus among students at multiple universities, including frequency and methods for stealth vaping.
A convenience sample of college students was obtained from four geographically distinct, large, public universities with established policies prohibiting all forms of tobacco use on campus. Participants (N = 863 current e-cigarette users) reported on demographics and e-cigarette use. Those who previously stealth vaped on-campus (n = 422) completed additional questions, including common locations, techniques, and devices/e-liquids used for stealth vaping.
Nearly half (48.9%) of past 30-day e-cigarette users reported previously stealth vaping on-campus. Among stealth vapers, 48.1% owned a smaller device for stealth vaping and 38.9% used e-liquids with low visibility vapors. Common on-campus stealth vaping locations included bathrooms, libraries, parking garages, and classrooms. Techniques used for stealth vaping included deep inhale, blowing a hit into one's clothes, and swallowing a hit.
A large percentage of respondents commonly violated campus tobacco-free policies by stealth vaping. For such policies to be effective at reducing on-campus e-cigarette use, there is a need for enhanced monitoring and enforcement. More research is needed to better understand factors influencing stealth vaping behaviors and public health implications.
This sample of college student e-cigarette users commonly violated campus smoke- and tobacco-free policies by stealth vaping on campus. Respondents used a range of methods (eg, smaller device and low visibility e-liquids) and locations (eg, bathrooms, libraries, and parking garages) for stealth vaping. If campus policies are to be effective at reducing on-campus e-cigarette use, there is a need for enhanced monitoring and enforcement. E-cigarette devices specifically designed and marketed to facilitate stealth vaping (eg, resembling USB flash drives and pens) may require regulatory action. More research is needed to better understand factors influencing stealth vaping behaviors and public health implications.
为了减少大学生中的烟草使用，许多大学都实施了无烟校园政策。鉴于电子烟使用者能够多么轻易地在禁止的场所秘密吸电子烟而不被发现（即秘密吸电子烟），评估学生是否在破坏这些政策很重要。本研究调查了多所大学学生在校园内秘密吸电子烟的流行情况，包括秘密吸电子烟的频率和方式。
从四所地理位置不同的大型公立大学选取了一个大学生便利样本，这些大学都制定了禁止校园内所有形式烟草使用的政策。参与者（N = 863名当前电子烟使用者）报告了人口统计学信息和电子烟使用情况。那些之前在校园内秘密吸电子烟的人（n = 422）回答了额外的问题，包括常见地点、技巧以及用于秘密吸电子烟的设备/电子烟液。
在过去30天内吸电子烟的使用者中，近一半（48.9%）报告曾在校园内秘密吸电子烟。在秘密吸电子烟者中，48.1%拥有用于秘密吸电子烟的较小设备，38.9%使用产生低可见度烟雾的电子烟液。校园内秘密吸电子烟的常见地点包括浴室、图书馆、停车场和教室。用于秘密吸电子烟的技巧包括深吸、将烟雾吹到衣服里以及咽下烟雾。
很大一部分受访者通过秘密吸电子烟普遍违反了校园无烟政策。要使这些政策有效减少校园内电子烟的使用，需要加强监测和执法。需要更多研究来更好地理解影响秘密吸电子烟行为的因素及其对公共健康的影响。
这个大学生电子烟使用者样本普遍通过在校园内秘密吸电子烟违反了校园无烟政策。受访者使用了一系列方法（如较小的设备和低可见度的电子烟液）和地点（如浴室、图书馆和停车场）来秘密吸电子烟。如果校园政策要有效减少校园内电子烟的使用，需要加强监测和执法。专门设计和销售以方便秘密吸电子烟的电子烟设备（如类似USB闪存盘和笔的）可能需要监管行动。需要更多研究来更好地理解影响秘密吸电子烟行为的因素及其对公共健康的影响。
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