Trends in unit sales of cooling flavoured e-cigarettes, USA, 2017-2021.

Autor:	Ali FRM; Non-Infectious Disease Programs, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA fali@cdcfoundation.org., Seaman EL; Non-Infectious Disease Programs, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Diaz MC; Schroeder Institute, Truth Initiative, Washington, DC, USA., Ajose J; Non-Infectious Disease Programs, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., King BA; Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Tobacco control [Tob Control] 2024 Feb 20; Vol. 33 (2), pp. 147-153. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 20.
DOI:	10.1136/tc-2022-057395
Abstrakt:	Objective: Flavours that produce a cooling sensation, such as menthol, enhance the appeal of e-cigarettes among youth; but not all e-cigarettes that produce cooling sensations are labelled as menthol. This study assessed trends in unit sales of cooling flavoured e-cigarettes in the USA. Design: E-cigarette retail sales during 26 January 2017 to 28 November 2021 were licensed from Information Resources, Inc, which records brick-and-mortar retail scanner sales but not online or vape shop sales. Cooling flavours were identified using six descriptors: menthol, ice, cool, chill, freeze or frost; ambiguous flavours were verified using online searches. Cooling flavours were categorised by characterising flavour (menthol, mint, other) and product type (prefilled cartridges, disposables, e-liquids). Joinpoint regression was used to assess sales and price trends. Results: During January 2017 to November 2021, unit sales of cooling flavoured e-cigarettes increased by 693.0% (1.5 to 12.0 million units); the percentage of these sales from total sales increased from 26.4% to 54.9%. Among cooling flavours, percentage of menthol sales decreased from 94.5% to 73.0% (p<0.001). Among menthol cooling flavours, percentage of prefilled cartridges increased from 67.2% to 96.6% (p<0.001); among non-menthol cooling flavours, percentage of disposable e-cigarettes increased from 5.2% to 99.2% (p<0.001). There were no significant price differences between cooling and non-cooling flavoured disposable e-cigarettes. Conclusion: The percentage of cooling flavoured e-cigarette sales from total sales doubled during 2017-2021, and sales of non-menthol cooling disposable e-cigarettes experienced the highest percentage increase. Cooling flavoured e-cigarettes are important to consider when developing strategies to address flavoured e-cigarette use among youth. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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