Researchers examine the impact of flavored e-cigarette restrictions on use in three states
Researchers examine the impact of flavored e-cigarette restrictions on use in three states
Adult e-cigarette users from Washington, New Jersey, and New York were surveyed before and after temporary sales restrictions on flavored e-cigarettes in Washington and permanent restrictions in New Jersey and New York. After the restrictions went into effect, most respondents continued to use e-cigarettes with prohibited flavors, and many increased their use of non-flavored e-cigarettes. “Our findings indicate that non-flavored e-cigarettes may serve as an acceptable alternative to both non-tobacco and tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, and state e-cigarette flavor bans are unlikely to prompt a significant number of adult e-cigarette users to replace their e-cigarette use with new or increased smoking,” the authors wrote. “Enforcing compliance of retailers to the policy is crucial to control e-cigarette use.” Read the paper.