Symptoms during Adolescents’ First Use of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes
A Pilot Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15490331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | May S Chen (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Marissa G Hall (0000-0002-8690-9498, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Humberto Parada (0000-0001-6562-8577, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center), Kathryn Peebles (University of Washington), Kaitlyn E Brodar (0000-0001-7089-2030, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Noel T Brewer (0000-0003-2241-7002, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1260-1260 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph14101260 |
| PMID | 29053574 |
| OpenAlex | W2766433907 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Symptoms adolescents experience during their first time using a cigarette predict their current use, but little is known regarding the symptoms experienced during first e-cigarette use. We conducted a pilot study to understand the symptoms adolescents experience when they first tried cigarettes and e-cigarettes and the associations between these symptoms and current use. Participants were 41 adolescents in two U.S. cities who had tried cigarettes or e-cigarettes. We asked adolescents to recall the symptoms they experienced during their first cigarette or e-cigarette and categorized symptoms as negative (felt bad, coughing/chest pain, bad taste, upset stomach, dizzy/lightheaded) or positive (felt relaxed, rush/buzz). Adolescents reported fewer negative symptoms for first e-cigarette than first cigarette use (all p < 0.05). Current cigarette smoking was associated with endorsing fewer negative symptoms (OR = 0.49, 95% CI = [0.25, 0.95]) and more positive symptoms (OR = 7.11, 95% CI = [1.47, 34.33]) at first cigarette use. First e-cigarette use symptoms were not associated with current e-cigarette use. Adolescents reported fewer negative symptoms from first e-cigarette than from first cigarette, and e-cigarette symptoms did not influence use as they do for cigarettes. Additional research is needed to confirm these findings in longitudinal studies
Cigarette smoking · Electronic cigarette · Medicine · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · School Health and Nursing Education · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |