Adolescents and young adults' perceptions of electronic cigarettes as a gateway to smoking: a qualitative study in Switzerland
Adolescents and young adults' perceptions of electronic cigarettes as a gateway to smoking: a qualitative study in Switzerland
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DOI：
10.1093/her/cyx054
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发表时间：
2017-10-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Suris, Joan-Carles
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作者：
Akre, Christina;Suris, Joan-Carles
电子烟(ECs)作为吸烟传统香烟(TCS)的门户，在青少年中使用电子烟日益引起公众健康的关注。收集青少年和青壮年(AYA)对EC是否以及如何在青少年中成为吸食TC的门户的意见和看法。定性方法包括42个AYA。与会者发现，EC作为TC使用的门户存在重大风险，导致这一现象的几个因素，如促进向吸烟的过渡或将其视为无害的玩具。与会者认为，对非常年轻的青少年来说，这是一个更大的门户威胁。少数人没有认识到这种风险，一些人认为它是尼古丁依赖的。这一潜在的门户效应提出了几项建议：卫生专业人员应对青少年(即使是非常年轻的青少年)进行EC使用筛查，并告知消费者潜在的门户效应；应承认这种可能的影响，以结束许多人可能存在的无害看法；迫切需要更好的预防和监管政策，以保护从不吸烟的青少年和儿童，并支持戒烟者。
Electronic cigarettes (ECs) acting as a gateway to smoking traditional cigarettes (TCs) is a growing public health concern of EC use among youths. To gather the opinions and perceptions of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) on whether and how EC can act as a gateway to smoking TC among youths. A qualitative method included 42 AYAs. Participants identified a significant risk of EC acting as a gateway to TC use, several factors contributing to this phenomenon such as a facilitated transition to smoking or its perception as a harmless toy. Participants considered an even greater gateway threat regarding very young adolescents. A minority did not identify the gateway risk and some believed that it was nicotine-dependent. This potential gateway effect brought forth several recommendations: health professionals should screen adolescents (even very young ones) for EC use and inform consumers of the potential gateway effect; this possible effect should be acknowledged to end the harmless perception many might have; there is an urge for better preventive and regulatory policies directed at protecting adolescents and children who never smoked and support those who have quit.