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  • Title: Electronic Cigarette Use Among College Students: Links to Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Smoking, and Heavy Drinking.
    Author: Littlefield AK, Gottlieb JC, Cohen LM, Trotter DR.
    Journal: J Am Coll Health; 2015; 63(8):523-9. PubMed ID: 26057365.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use continues to rise, and current data regarding use of e-cigarettes among college students are needed. The purpose of this study was to examine e-cigarette use and the relation of such use with gender, race/ethnicity, traditional tobacco use, and heavy drinking. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: A sample of 599 college students enrolled in General Psychology at a state university completed a self-report questionnaire. RESULTS: Twenty-nine percent of students reported prior use of e-cigarettes, with 14% reporting use in the past 30 days. E-cigarette use was linked to male gender but not to race/ethnicity. Dual use (ie, concurrent use of both traditional and e-cigarettes) was related to heavier use of traditional and e-cigarettes, and nicotine use was linked to pronounced rates of heavy drinking. CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use among college students is exponentially on the rise, and its co-use with alcohol may contribute to negative outcomes in this population.
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