Perceived Impact of COVID on Smoking, Vaping, Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Youth and Youth Adults in Canada

Chaiton, Michael; Dubray, Jolene; Kundu, Anasua; Schwartz, Robert

doi:10.1177/07067437211042132

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“…These findings support the notion that youth are less likely to be exposed to situations that involve drinking (e.g., parties) or people who drink (e.g., friends, peers) under pandemic restrictions, and as a result, are delaying their initiation and/or continued use of alcohol [ 7 ]. Contrasting results were found in a cross-sectional study surveying 6,721 Canadians aged 16–25 through social media [ 8 ]. Chaiton et al., (2021) indicated an increase in alcohol consumption during the initial pandemic period among daily alcohol users (72%) [ 8 ].…”

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“…Contrasting results were found in a cross-sectional study surveying 6,721 Canadians aged 16e25 through social media [8]. Chaiton et al, (2021) indicated an increase in alcohol consumption during the initial pandemic period among daily alcohol users (72%) [8]. This preliminary finding suggests that during the pandemic, drinking may have been used, especially among marginalized and vulnerable youth, to cope with COVID-19-induced boredom, depression, anxiety, and stress.…”

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Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on youth Alcohol Consumption: longitudinal Changes From Pre-to Intra-pandemic Drinking in the COMPASS Study

Gohari

Varatharajan

MacKillop

et al. 2022

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on youth Alcohol Consumption: longitudinal Changes From Pre-to Intra-pandemic Drinking in the COMPASS Study

Gohari

Varatharajan

MacKillop

et al. 2022

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…This study is not without limitations. First, the reduction in exposure to negative news stories and perceptions of vaping harms in August 2020 may be partially attributable to COVID-19 impacting vaping behaviors 54 , 55 and dominating news coverage at that time. However, COVID-19 could not explain the substantial increases in news exposure and harm perceptions of vaping observed in 2019 and February/March 2020, which are the primary focus of this study.…”

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Exposure to Negative News Stories About Vaping, and Harm Perceptions of Vaping, Among Youth in England, Canada, and the United States Before and After the Outbreak of E-cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury (‘EVALI’)

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Burkhalter

et al. 2022

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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Introduction Little is known about the international impact of ‘EVALI’ on youth perceptions of vaping harms. Methods Repeat cross-sectional online surveys of youth aged 16-19 in England, Canada, and the US before (2017, 2018), during (2019Aug/Sept), and after (2020Feb/Mar, 2020Aug) the ‘EVALI’ outbreak (N=63,380). Logistic regressions assessed trends, country differences, and associations between exposure to negative news stories about vaping and vaping harm perceptions. Results Exposure to negative news stories increased between 2017 and Feb/Mar 2020 in England (12.6% to 34.2%), Canada (16.7% to 56.9%), and the US (18.0% to 64.6%), accelerating during (2019) and immediately after (Feb/Mar 2020) the outbreak (p<.001) before returning to 2019 levels by Aug 2020. Similarly, accurate perception that vaping is less harmful than smoking declined between 2017 and Feb/Mar 2020 in England (77.3% to 62.2%), Canada (66.3% to 43.3%), and the US (61.3% to 34.0%), again accelerating during and immediately after the outbreak (p<.001). Perception that vaping takes less than a year to harm users’ health and worry that vaping will damage health also doubled over this period (p≤.001). Time trends were most pronounced in the US. Exposure to negative news stories predicted perception that vaping takes less than a year to harm health (AOR=1.55, 1.48-1.61) and worry that vaping will damage health (AOR=1.32, 1.18-1.48). Conclusions Between 2017 and February/March 2020, youth exposure to negative news stories, and perceptions of vaping harms, increased, and increases were exacerbated during and immediately after ‘EVALI’. Effects were seen in all countries but were most pronounced in the US. IMPLICATIONS This is the first study to examine changes in exposure to news stories about vaping, and perceptions of vaping harms, among youth in England, Canada, and the US before, during, and after ‘EVALI’. Between 2017 and February/March 2020, youth exposure to negative news stories, and perceptions of vaping harms, increased, and increases were exacerbated during and immediately after ‘EVALI’. By August 2020, exposure to negative news stories returned to 2019 levels, while perceptions of harm were sustained. Exposure to negative news stories also predicted two of three harm perceptions measures. Overall, findings suggest ‘EVALI’ may have exacerbated youth’s perceptions of vaping harms internationally.

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“…We therefore anticipate that our findings are underestimating the prevalence of tobacco usage in Alberta, particularly among younger individuals. Recent studies have indicated higher proportions of e-cigarette use than cigarette use among Canadian youth (Chaiton et al, 2022). Moreover, the objective of this paper was to examine whether there were changes in meeting guidelines for 4 MRFs during the first year of the pandemic which is important for understanding the potential impact of the pandemic on future risk of chronic disease.…”

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Investigating the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on modifiable risk factors for cancer and chronic disease: a repeated cross-sectional study in Alberta, Canada

Jessiman-Perreault

Frenette

et al. 2022

Can J Public Health

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Objectives This study contributes to empirical evidence by examining the impact of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on modifiable risk factors (MRF) and whether these patterns differ according to level of material deprivation among people living in Alberta. Methods Using data from a repeated cross-sectional provincial health survey (Alberta Community Health Survey (ACHS): 2018–2021), we conducted logistic regression analyses examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on meeting national guidelines on four MRFs (tobacco use, physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, alcohol use) (n=11,249). We compared population-level changes in MRFs from one year before the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2019–February 2020) to one year during the pandemic (March 2020–February 2021) in Alberta. We also assessed whether these trends differed by a measure of material deprivation. Results Compared to the pre-COVID-19 period, the fully adjusted odds of meeting recommended guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption (OR=0.42) decreased during the pandemic. Individuals experiencing high material deprivation had lower odds of meeting recommended guidelines for physical activity (OR=0.65) and higher odds of not being current tobacco users (OR=1.36) during the pandemic versus during the pre-pandemic period. Conclusion At a population level, analyses from the ACHS showed minimal impacts of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on MRFs, besides fruit and vegetable consumption. Yet, stratifying results showed statistically significant differences in pandemic impacts on MRFs by level of material deprivation. Therefore, understanding the influence of material deprivation on MRFs during the pandemic is key to tailoring future public health interventions promoting health and preventing cancer and chronic disease.

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Perceived Impact of COVID on Smoking, Vaping, Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Youth and Youth Adults in Canada

Cited by 26 publications

References 5 publications

Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on youth Alcohol Consumption: longitudinal Changes From Pre-to Intra-pandemic Drinking in the COMPASS Study

Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on youth Alcohol Consumption: longitudinal Changes From Pre-to Intra-pandemic Drinking in the COMPASS Study

Exposure to Negative News Stories About Vaping, and Harm Perceptions of Vaping, Among Youth in England, Canada, and the United States Before and After the Outbreak of E-cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury (‘EVALI’)

Investigating the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on modifiable risk factors for cancer and chronic disease: a repeated cross-sectional study in Alberta, Canada

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