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Use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products among Young People in Denmark—Status in Single and Dual Use

Lots of new tobacco or nicotine products are being launched, e.g., e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, which appeal especially to the youngest part of the population. For example, the use of smokeless tobacco among Danish youth rose from approx. 2% in 2010 to 9% in 2020. Hence, there is an urgent ne...

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Autores principales: Bast, Lotus Sofie, Klitgaard, Marie Borring, Kjeld, Simone Gad, Jarlstrup, Nanna Schneekloth, Christensen, Anne Illemann
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9099614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35565011
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095623
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author Bast, Lotus Sofie
Klitgaard, Marie Borring
Kjeld, Simone Gad
Jarlstrup, Nanna Schneekloth
Christensen, Anne Illemann
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Klitgaard, Marie Borring
Kjeld, Simone Gad
Jarlstrup, Nanna Schneekloth
Christensen, Anne Illemann
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description Lots of new tobacco or nicotine products are being launched, e.g., e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, which appeal especially to the youngest part of the population. For example, the use of smokeless tobacco among Danish youth rose from approx. 2% in 2010 to 9% in 2020. Hence, there is an urgent need to follow and intervene against youth tobacco or nicotine product use. This study explored the current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, and smokeless tobacco among Danish 15- to 29-year-olds. Further, we examined the concurrent use of two products or more. We used a nationwide survey conducted among 15- to 29-year-olds in February and March 2020. Overall, approx. 35,700 individuals received the questionnaire of which 35.5% responded (n = 13,315). One out of five (20.1%) smoked cigarettes, half of them daily, the other half occasionally. About one in twenty (3.9%) used e-cigarettes (daily or occasionally), and more than one in three (31.6%) had tried e-cigarettes. The use of heated tobacco among Danish youth is still relatively limited (0.3%). In comparison, about 9% used smokeless tobacco (daily or occasionally). Overall, 27.0% stated that they use at least one type of tobacco or nicotine product, while 5.6% used more than one product. Monitoring tobacco-related behavior in youth provides extremely important information for, e.g., policymakers and health professionals.
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spelling pubmed-90996142022-05-14 Use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products among Young People in Denmark—Status in Single and Dual Use Bast, Lotus Sofie Klitgaard, Marie Borring Kjeld, Simone Gad Jarlstrup, Nanna Schneekloth Christensen, Anne Illemann Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Lots of new tobacco or nicotine products are being launched, e.g., e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, which appeal especially to the youngest part of the population. For example, the use of smokeless tobacco among Danish youth rose from approx. 2% in 2010 to 9% in 2020. Hence, there is an urgent need to follow and intervene against youth tobacco or nicotine product use. This study explored the current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, and smokeless tobacco among Danish 15- to 29-year-olds. Further, we examined the concurrent use of two products or more. We used a nationwide survey conducted among 15- to 29-year-olds in February and March 2020. Overall, approx. 35,700 individuals received the questionnaire of which 35.5% responded (n = 13,315). One out of five (20.1%) smoked cigarettes, half of them daily, the other half occasionally. About one in twenty (3.9%) used e-cigarettes (daily or occasionally), and more than one in three (31.6%) had tried e-cigarettes. The use of heated tobacco among Danish youth is still relatively limited (0.3%). In comparison, about 9% used smokeless tobacco (daily or occasionally). Overall, 27.0% stated that they use at least one type of tobacco or nicotine product, while 5.6% used more than one product. Monitoring tobacco-related behavior in youth provides extremely important information for, e.g., policymakers and health professionals. MDPI 2022-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9099614/ /pubmed/35565011 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095623 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9099614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35565011
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095623
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