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Young People and the Use of E-cigarettes in Wales. Dr Rosanne Palmer, ASH Wales Bobby Singh-Landa, ASH Wales With thanks to Britt Hallingberg, Cardiff University. Towards a T obacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco. Our survey.
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Young People and the Use of E-cigarettes in Wales Dr Rosanne Palmer, ASH Wales Bobby Singh-Landa, ASH Wales With thanks to Britt Hallingberg, Cardiff University Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Our survey • Explore awareness and use of e-cigarettes amongst 13-18 year olds in Wales • Look at the possibility of e-cigarettes as a gateway to smoking • The online survey ran from 4th November 2013 until 31st January 2014; 740 respondents of whom 671 fell within the age range specified Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Evidence from elsewhere Existing body of information is limited ASH (2013) study found that no young people who had never smoked reported continuous e-cigarette use A study from America found that 2.9% of non-smokers had ever used e-cigarettes (Choi & Forster, 2014). A study in Poland looked at e-cigarette use amongst young people: it found that one-fifth of respondents had tried an e-cigarette at some point, this dropped to 3.2% among those who had never smoked a cigarette Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Smoking status – normal cigarettes Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Awareness of e-cigs Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Sources of awareness Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Use of e-cigs Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Why try? Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Use of cigarettes and e-cigs Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Are non-smokers using e-cigarettes? Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Are non-smokers using e-cigarettes? (2) Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
Discussion Points In line with findings from elsewhere Suggestion that using for cessation and harm reduction Limitations Recommendations for further research Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco
References ASH (2013): Use of e-cigarettes in Great Britain among adults and young people. Available at: http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_891.pdf K Choi & J L Forster: “Beliefs and Experimentation with Electronic Cigarettes. A Prospective Analysis Among Young Adults”, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 46 (2): pp175-178 M L Goniewicz & W Zielinska-Danch (2012): “Electronic cigarette use among teenagers and young adults in Poland”, Pediatrics, 130 e879; doi:10.1542/peds.2011-3448 Towards a Tobacco Free Wales Tuag at Gymru Ddi Dybaco