University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
REACH Lab, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2023;58(2):283-288. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2161314. Epub 2023 Jan 16.
National surveillance assessing use of novel oral tobacco products (OTPs; nicotine pouches, lozenges, and gums not approved for tobacco cessation) among adolescents and young adults is limited. To assess OTP behaviors in a sample of adolescent and young adult e-cigarette users, including use prevalence, dual/poly use with other products, and associated demographics. A national (United States) cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to April 2021 among 2253 participants (ages 14-20; 65% female) who ever used e-cigarettes ≥3 times. Demographics, lifetime use, and past 30-day use of 10 tobacco and cannabis products, including novel and conventional (chew, moist snuff, or snus) OTPs was assessed. Analysis was descriptive, examining use prevalence (lifetime and past 30-day) of each product, including by demographics and other product use. Nearly 44% reported ever using any OTP, with nicotine pouches being the most commonly ever used (29%) and used in the past month (11%). Novel OTP use was more common among older participants (18-20 years), male participants, and past 30-day users of e-cigarettes, combustible tobacco, and conventional oral tobacco. However, female participants and combustible tobacco non-users were over twice and 4-times as likely, respectively, to use novel OTPs than conventional OTPs. Nearly 73% of past 30-day conventional OTP users were past 30-day novel OTP users. Novel OTP use was prevalent among adolescent and young adult e-cigarette users. Compared to conventional OTPs, novel OTPs likely have greater appeal to females and combustible tobacco non-users. Action to restrict access and reduce interest in OTPs is needed to prevent use among this population.
国家监测评估青少年和年轻成年人使用新型口服烟草制品(OTP;未获准用于戒烟的尼古丁袋、锭剂和口含烟)的情况有限。为了评估青少年和年轻成年电子烟使用者样本中的 OTP 行为,包括使用流行率、与其他产品的双重/多用途使用以及相关人口统计学。2021 年 3 月至 4 月,在美国全国范围内对 2253 名参与者(年龄 14-20 岁;65%为女性)进行了一项横断面调查,这些参与者至少使用过 3 次电子烟。评估了参与者的人口统计学特征、终生使用和过去 30 天使用 10 种烟草和大麻产品,包括新型和传统产品(咀嚼、湿鼻烟或鼻烟)OTP。分析是描述性的,检查了每种产品的使用流行率(终生和过去 30 天),包括按人口统计学特征和其他产品使用情况。近 44%的人报告曾使用过任何 OTP,其中尼古丁袋的使用最为常见(29%),过去一个月也有使用(11%)。较年长的参与者(18-20 岁)、男性参与者以及过去 30 天使用电子烟、可燃烟草和传统口服烟草的参与者更有可能使用新型 OTP。然而,女性参与者和不使用可燃烟草的参与者使用新型 OTP 的可能性分别是使用传统 OTP 的两倍和四倍。近 73%的过去 30 天传统 OTP 用户也是过去 30 天新型 OTP 用户。新型 OTP 在青少年和年轻成年电子烟使用者中很常见。与传统 OTP 相比,新型 OTP 可能对女性和不使用可燃烟草的人更具吸引力。需要采取行动限制 OTP 的使用并降低其对青少年和年轻成年人的吸引力,以防止他们使用这些产品。