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A longitudinal study of electronic cigarette use and onset of conventional cigarette smoking and marijuana use among Mexican adolescents.

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Lozano, Paula, Barrientos-Gutierrez, Inti, Arillo-Santillan, Edna, Morello, Paola, Mejia, Raul, Sargent, James D., Thrasher, James F.·2017·Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Purpose This study evaluated whether e-cigarette trial among Mexican adolescents increased the likelihood of trial and use of conventional cigarettes or marijuana use at follow-up.Method A school-based longitudinal survey was conducted in 60 public middle schools from the three largest cities in Mexico. Students (12-13years old) were surveyed in 2015 and followed up 20 months later (n=6574). Generalized estimating equations models were used to evaluate the association between e-cigarette trial at baseline and conventional cigarettes smoking and marijuana use at follow-up.Result Adolescents who had tried e-cigarettes (but not cigarettes) at baseline were more likely to have tried conventional cigarettes at followup compared to adolescents who had tried neither e-cigarettes nor cigarettes (43% vs. 24%, respectively; RR 1.41, 95% CI 1.18-1.70). We also found that adolescents who had tried both conventional cigarettes and e-cigarettes at baseline were more likely to have tried marijuana at follow-up compared to adolescents who had tried neither tobacco product (20% vs. 4%, respectively; RR 2.67, 95% CI 1.78-4.02). Trial of only e-cigarettes was not independently associated with marijuana use at followup.Conclusions Adolescents who had tried e-cigarettes were more likely to have tried conventional cigarettes and marijuana 20 months later. Although e-cigarettes have been banned in Mexico, it is likely that additional policies and public health campaigns are needed to reduce adolescent use of e-cigarettes and its consequences.

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Authors
Lozano, P., Barrientos-Gutierrez, I., Arillo-Santillan, E., Morello, P., Mejia, R., Sargent, J. D., & Thrasher, J. F.
Affiliations
  • University of South Carolina (US)
  • Center for the Study of State and Society (AR)
  • Dartmouth Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Lozano, Paula
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-11
Volume
180
Pages
427-430
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2760421673
Cited by
85
References
21
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FWCI
9.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Fogarty International Center and the National Cancer Institute of the United States’ National Institute of Health (R01 TW009274)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Keywords
electronic cigarettes, adolescent smoking, conventional cigarette smoking, cannabis use, e-cigarette initiation, adolescent substance use, Mexican adolescents, school-based survey
MeSH terms
Cigarette Smoking, Adolescent, Marijuana Abuse, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Mexico, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Mexican Americans, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

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