2020
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17061971
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Use of Electronic Cigarettes in European Populations: A Narrative Review

Abstract: The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes in past decades has aroused public health concern. This study aims to review the literature on the prevalence of e-cigarette use among the general adult and young populations in Europe. We searched Medline and Google Scholar from September 2019, and included “prevalence of e-cigarettes”, “electronic cigarettes” or “e-cigarettes”, and “electronic nicotine delivery system” or “vaping”. The prevalence of current e-cigarette use ranged from 0.2% to 27%, ever-use r… Show more

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“…Among U.S. high school students for example, e-cigarette use increased by over 900% between 2011 and 2018, from 1.5% to nearly 21%, and increased by 78% from 2017 to 2018 ( Cullen et al, 2018 , US Department of Health and Human Services, 2016 ). These trends parallel those seen in other Western countries, according to survey data from Canada and 28 European countries ( Cole et al, 2020 , Kapan et al, 2020 , Laverty et al, 2018 ). In 2016, the U.S.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…Among U.S. high school students for example, e-cigarette use increased by over 900% between 2011 and 2018, from 1.5% to nearly 21%, and increased by 78% from 2017 to 2018 ( Cullen et al, 2018 , US Department of Health and Human Services, 2016 ). These trends parallel those seen in other Western countries, according to survey data from Canada and 28 European countries ( Cole et al, 2020 , Kapan et al, 2020 , Laverty et al, 2018 ). In 2016, the U.S.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…Smoking constitutes a public health issue whereas EC use has increased substantially during the last years, since they have been promoted as a harm reduction strategy in TCs smokers [ 2 , 3 ]. Popularity of ECs raises concerns about their safety due to the lack of long-term studies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Actually, ECs are promoted as a safe alternative to traditional TC and are even proposed as a smoking-cessation method through the use of low nicotine or nicotine-free e-liquids. Interestingly, in their majority, EC users are concurrently TCs smokers and are characterized as dual smokers [ 2 ]. The prevalence of EC use in the United States is estimated to be 3–4% [ 3 ] while in Europe it is estimated to be 0.2–27% [ 2 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The use of e-cigarettes (ECs) has increased over the past several years (Beard et al 2020;Cullen et al 2019;Dai and Leventhal 2019;Kapan et al 2020). As use of ECs become more prevalent, it becomes more important to understand the potential exposure to harmful chemicals during use of these products.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%