Electronic cigarette use in the European Union: analysis of a representative sample of 27 460 Europeans from 28 countries

Addiction ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 111 (11) ◽  
pp. 2032-2040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos E. Farsalinos ◽  
Konstantinos Poulas ◽  
Vassilis Voudris ◽  
Jacques Le Houezec
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
The European Union

Association between electronic cigarette use and smoking cessation in the European Union in 2017: analysis of a representative sample of 13 057 Europeans from 28 countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Konstantinos E Farsalinos ◽  
Anastasia Barbouni
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Former Smokers ◽  
Prevalence Ratios ◽  
The Eu

ObjectivesTo examine the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and smoking cessation in the European Union (EU) in 2017 according to e-cigarette use frequency and smoking cessation duration.DesignCross-sectional survey of EU citizens, representative of the population (Special Eurobarometer 458). Weighted proportions (95% CI) and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) were calculated.SettingEU.Participants13 057 EU citizens aged ≥15 years (6904 current and 6153 former smokers).ResultsCurrent daily e-cigarette use was reported by 2.4% (1.8%–3.1%) of current and 3.3% (2.5%–4.2%) of former smokers (p=0.002), while former daily use was reported by 5.6% (4.7%–6.8%) and 1.9% (1.3%–2.7%), respectively (p<0.001). More than half of all former smokers had quit for >10 years. Current daily e-cigarette use was rare among former smokers of >10 years (0.2%, 0.1%–0.6%) and was more prevalent in former smokers of ≤2 and 3–5 years (12.9%, 9.1%–17.9% and 9.0%, 5.8%–13.7%, respectively). Compared with never use, current daily e-cigarette use was associated with being a former smoker of ≤2 (aPR 4.96, 95% CI 3.57 to 6.90) and 3–5 years (aPR 3.20, 95% CI 2.10 to 4.87). Former daily e-cigarette use was associated with being a former smoker of ≤2 years (aPR 1.96, 95% CI 1.21 to 3.12). Current daily e-cigarette use was negatively associated with being a former smoker of 5–10 and >10 years.ConclusionsCurrent daily e-cigarette use in the EU in 2017 was rare among former smokers of >10 years and was positively associated with recent (≤5 years) smoking cessation. Former daily e-cigarette use was also positively associated with recent (≤2 years) smoking cessation.

E-cigarette use and support for banning e-cigarette use in public places in the European Union

2017 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony A. Laverty ◽  
Filippos T. Filippidis ◽  
Esteve Fernandez ◽  
Constantine I. Vardavas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Places

scholarly journals E-cigarette use in the European Union: millions of smokers claim e-cigarettes helped them quit

Addiction ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos E. Farsalinos ◽  
Konstantinos Poulas ◽  
Vassilis Voudris ◽  
Jacques Le Houezec
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
The European Union
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