Novel tobacco and nicotine products and youth in the European Union
Author(s)
Feliu, Ariadna
Espina, Carolina
Martinez, Cristina
Fernandez, Esteve
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In recent years, there has been a rapid proliferation of novel tobacco and nicotine products in the market, which have gained in popularity among adolescents. The prevalence of ever users of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) in Europe among those aged 10–24 ranges from 5.5% to 56.6%, with significant variations across countries. Adolescents have reported several reasons for e-cig use initiation, including low harm perception, social acceptability, novelty, and peer influence. Despite being marketed as safe alternatives, e-cigs are not risk-free and have already been associated with respiratory diseases. A major concern is their potential to renormalize smoking among non-smokers and to foster nicotine dependence, leading to the initiation of conventional cigarette smoking, which would reverse actual declining trends in tobacco consumption. Hence, to prevent a setback on the progress made in tobacco control, there is a pressing need for more comprehensive regulation, with a particular focus on adolescents, given that the teenage years are pivotal in determining future smoking behavior.
Date Issued
2023-05-11
Date Acceptance
2023-04-18
Citation
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology, 2023, 73 (3), pp.162-167
ISSN
0029-540X
Publisher
VM Media Group sp. z o.o
Start Page
162
End Page
167
Journal / Book Title
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology
Volume
73
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2023-06-27