April 16, 2021

E-Cigarette Use Among Youths and Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact

• Odds of past 30-day e-cigarette use among US youth were significantly lower following widespread stay-at-home orders in mid-March 2020 compared to the pre-pandemic period (ages 15-17, OR=0.72; ages 18-20, OR=0.65), according to a weekly online cross-sectional survey (n=5,752) conducted from January to June 2020. In a subsample analysis among current e-cigarette users (n=779), reduced access to retail environments increased odds of reporting reduced e-cigarette use by 51%.

Kreslake et al. (Apr 15, 2021). E-Cigarette Use Among Youths and Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020. American Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306210