scholarly journals Undesirable events during electronic cigarette use prior to the implementation of Article 20 of the European Union Tobacco Products Directive: Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Kyriakos ◽  
Filippos Filippidis ◽  
Sara Hitchman ◽  
Charis Girvalaki ◽  
Chara Tzavara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Tobacco Products

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.

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

scholarly journals Electronic cigarette use intensity measurement challenges and regulatory implications

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2021-056483
Author(s):  
Eric Soule ◽  
Maansi Bansal-Travers ◽  
Rachel Grana ◽  
Scott McIntosh ◽  
Simani Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Intensity Measures ◽  
Nicotine Concentration ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
Answering Questions

Assessing tobacco use intensity allows researchers to examine tobacco use in greater detail than assessing ever or current use only. Tobacco use intensity measures have been developed that are specific to tobacco products, such as asking smokers to report number of cigarettes smoked per day. However, consensus on electronic cigarette use intensity measures that can be used for survey research has yet to be established due to electronic cigarette product and user behavior heterogeneity. While some survey measures that attempt to assess electronic cigarette use intensity exist, such as examining number of ‘times’ using an electronic cigarette per day, number of puffs taken from an electronic cigarette per day, volume of electronic cigarette liquid consumed per day, or nicotine concentration of electronic cigarette liquid, most measures have limitations. Challenges in electronic cigarette measurement often stem from variations across electronic cigarette device and liquid characteristics as well as the difficulty that many electronic cigarette users have regarding answering questions about their electronic cigarette device, liquid, or behavior. The inability for researchers to measure electronic cigarette use intensity accurately has important implications such as failing to detect unintended consequences of regulatory policies. Development of electronic cigarette use intensity measures, though not without its challenges, can improve understanding of electronic cigarette use behaviors and associated health outcomes and inform development of regulatory policies.

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 LEGAL REGULATION OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC AND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Barbara Pavlíková
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Regulatory Instruments ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The contribution deals with the Slovak and the EU legal regulation of tobacco and tobacco products. Its primary purpose is to point out the Slovak and European legal acts which constitute the main regulatory instruments in this field using the method of analysis and synthesis. Rules of production, distribution and conditions of use of tobacco and products thereof are in the Slovak Republic contained mainly in two acts - the Act No 335/2011 Coll. on Tobacco Products and the Act No 377/2004 Coll. on the Protection of Non-smokers, as well as in special Decree No 212/2012 Coll., regulating tobacco products. Regulation of excise duty on tobacco products can be found in the Act with the same name - Act No 106/2004 Coll.. Another objective of the paper is also to draw attention to the amendment of Act on Protection of Non-smokers which entered into force on 1 July 2013. The European Union struggles with the negative consequences of smoking at the supranacional level and its institutions - the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU - are already for several years adopting legal acts to facilitate uniformity and easier interpretation of European law also in the field of legal regulation of tobacco and tobacco products. The predominant part of the existing legislation deals with the approximation of laws in areas that are closely related to the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products, but also to the collection of taxes from these products.

scholarly journals Lifestyle characteristics of parental electronic cigarette and marijuana users: healthy or not?

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Dilani Wanasinghe ◽  
Shetal Shah ◽  
Amruta Bamanikar ◽  
David Aboudi ◽  
Soumya Mikkilineni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Cigarette Tobacco ◽  
Tobacco Products

AbstractObjectiveTo assess lifestyle characteristics among parental electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), marijuana and tobacco users.MethodsA total of 1214 parents (77% mothers and 23% fathers) were surveyed and categorized into five exposure groups: e-cigarette use only (1%), marijuana use only (3%), tobacco products only (10%), multi-exposed [11% (marijuana, e-cigarette and tobacco)], and non-users [75% (no e-cigarette, tobacco or marijuana)].ResultsSimilar to non-users, the e-cigarette group had no illicit drug use. Further, e-cigarette users were more likely, in adjusted models, to self-identify as non-smokers and exercise compared with tobacco and multi-exposed groups. Although marijuana users also had higher odds of self-identifying as non-smokers compared to tobacco and multi-exposed groups, they were more likely than non-users to drink alcohol.ConclusionE-cigarette and marijuana using parents were less likely to identify as smokers. E-cigarette users had healthier lifestyle characteristics than the other exposed groups. Clinicians should consider specifically screening for parental e-cigarette and marijuana use as assessing for only “smoking” may underrepresent first-and second-hand exposure. Additionally, clinicians should be aware that marijuana using parents are more likely to drink alcohol and should counsel accordingly.

scholarly journals Plain packaging of tobacco products in the European Union: an EU success story?

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1701232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantine Vardavas ◽  
Filippos T. Filippidis ◽  
Brian Ward ◽  
Marine Faure ◽  
Carlos Jimenez-Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Plain Packaging

Campaign for a revised Tobacco Products Directive in the European Union: lessons learnt

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 464-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Berteletti ◽  
Jean King ◽  
Jennifer Burch ◽  
Anca Toma Friedlaender
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Lessons Learnt
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document