US
A survey of younger people suggests that placing certain restrictions on e-cigarettes could prompt some to use tobacco products more.
Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina conducted a survey of 240 dual users of tobacco and e-cigarettes aged 18 to 29, to see what effect restrictions on e-cigarettes could cause.
They asked the group to respond to three hypothetical scenarios: one in which e-cigarettes in the US are only nicotine-free, one where they are only available in tobacco or menthol flavors, and one in which users can’t modify or customize vaping devices to alter the nicotine dose.
About 47% of respondents said that if regulations eliminated the nicotine in e-cigarettes, they wouldn’t use them as much and would increase their use of tobacco cigarettes. About 22% said they would make the same changes if regulations limited their ability to customize their devices. And 17% said that if flavors were limited to tobacco or menthol, they would decrease their use of e-cigarettes and smoke more tobacco.