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Erschienen in: Journal of Community Health 1/2018

05.07.2017 | Original Paper

Elevated Nicotine Dependence Scores among Electronic Cigarette Users at an Electronic Cigarette Convention

verfasst von: Jona M. Johnson, Jessica L. Muilenburg, Stephen L. Rathbun, Xiaozhong Yu, Luke P. Naeher, Jia-Sheng Wang

Erschienen in: Journal of Community Health | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Abstract

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) conventions are trade shows held across the globe to promote e-cigarette products and provide a venue for users to socialize. E-cigarette users that attend these events likely represent the most intensive e-cigarette user group. No study has characterized addiction and behavior characteristics in this population. We surveyed 131 e-cigarette users attending a large Southeastern e-cigarette convention in Fall 2015. All questions from the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), select questions from the Penn State Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index, and novel user behavior questions were included. In total, 25 questions were included in the survey. FTND scores were calculated for each respondent who answered all six FTND questions (n = 117). Fisher’s Exact Chi square test was used to assess the relationship between addiction and behavior characteristics and FTND scores. Most respondents were classified as moderately dependent (score 5–7, 45.3% of respondents). Length of use, waking at night to use an e-cigarette, strength of cravings, strength of urges over the past week, and frequency of visiting e-cigarette blogs were significantly associated with FTND scores. E-cigarettes users have average FTND scores higher than tobacco smokers. Scores were not significantly associated with prior tobacco cigarette use. Characteristics associated with tobacco smokers’ nicotine addiction, such as waking at night to smoke and strength of cravings experienced, are relevant to e-cigarette users. E-cigarettes do not contain the magnitude of toxicants in tobacco cigarettes, but e-cigarettes may produce new chemical exposures evidenced by the adverse health effects reported by some respondents.
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Metadaten
Titel
Elevated Nicotine Dependence Scores among Electronic Cigarette Users at an Electronic Cigarette Convention
verfasst von
Jona M. Johnson
Jessica L. Muilenburg
Stephen L. Rathbun
Xiaozhong Yu
Luke P. Naeher
Jia-Sheng Wang
Publikationsdatum
05.07.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Community Health / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-017-0399-3

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