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18.3 Prevalence of e-cigarette use
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Relevant news and research: Prevalence of e-cigarette use

Das, M. (2025). More e-cigarette users than cigarette smokers for the first time in the UK. Lancet Oncol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41242326


De Vito, A., Giacomelli, A., Mazzitelli, M., Baldin, G., Fabbiani, M., Colpani, A., Galimberti, M., Carbone, A., Civati, A., Cattelan, A., Di Giambenedetto, S. and Madeddu, G. (2025). Use of Tobacco and Alternative Nicotine Products Among People with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Survey. AIDS Behav. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41231311


Iacobucci, G. (2025). Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first time. BMJ, r2345. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41198219


Masonbrink, A. R., Bae, D., Cho, J., Miech, R. A., Dai, H. D., Harlow, A. F., Sussman, S., Han, D. H., Sanchez, L. M., Adjei, A., Meza, L. R., Li, M. and Leventhal, A. M. (2025). Trends in Daily Nicotine Vaping and Unsuccessful Quit Attempts in Youths. JAMA Netw Open, 11, e2541061. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41182763


Sawyer, S. M., Canterford, L., Greenhalgh, E., Ellul, S., Vijayakumar, N., Scollo, M. and Dashti, S. G. (2025). Tracking the course of vaping and cigarette smoking across adolescence: the Child to Adult Transition Study. Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 101719. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41209650


Wolkowicz, N. R., Schwartz, E. K. C., Hefner, K. R. and Sofuoglu, M. (2025). Prevalence & Characteristics of E-Cigarette and Nicotine Pouch Use Among United States Military Veteran Smokers. Mil Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41231681


Aloufi, N., Alhamawi, R. M., Alalwani, S. N., Alrefaei, W. K., Aljohani, H. A., Ali, M. M. and Alahmadi, F. H. (2025). Prevalence of e-cigarette users in the Medina region of Saudi Arabia. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41031094


Singh, S., Borkenhagen, D., Dimitropoulos, G. and Arnold, P. D. (2025). Investigating changes in vape use among Canadian youth from 2014 to 2022. Can J Public Health. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41166011


Surdacka, J., Matuszewska, M., Lipiak, A. and Chawlowska, E. (2025). Nicotine consumption in Poland: from traditional cigarettes to modern products - a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 1, 3346. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41053725


World Health Organization (2025). WHO tobacco trends report: 1 in 5 adults still addicted to tobacco. . Available from: https://www.who.int/news/item/06-10-2025-who-tobacco-trends-report-1-in-5-adults-still-addicted-to-tobacco


World Health Organization (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030. . Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276


McKeganey, N., Patton, A., Grier, D., Sandhu, K. and Barnard, G. (2025). How Widespread is the Use of E-Cigarettes Among Adults in the United States Who Have Never Smoked? A Tale of Three Studies. Subst Use Misuse, 12-Jan. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40996699


Kisia, L., Mohamed, S. F., Kyule, G., Tchoupe, C., Abolarin, O., Pokothoane, R., Gelibo, T., Iddi, S., Okumu, B., Mbaya, N., Kadengye, D. T., Mirindi, D. M., Akiode, A., Ademola, T., Okezie, U. and Mdege, N. D. (2025). Use of tobacco and nicotine products among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a population-based multi-country household survey. Front Public Health, 1562352. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40777631


Cancer Council Victoria (2025). Cautious optimism and calls for sustained efforts on nicotine addiction as vaping rise halts among young people. . Available from:


Freeman, B., Egger, S., Rose, S., Brooks, A., Madigan, C. and Dessaix, A. (2025). Vaping and young people: Assessing early impacts of Australia's comprehensive approach to vaping product control. Generation Vape. Available from:


Razali, M. F., Riyadzi, M. R., Abd Hamid, H. A., Wan-Fei, K. and Yusoff, U. N. (2025). Prevalence of adolescent dual tobacco use and its associated factors: findings from a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 7, e097974. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40713049


Tabbakh, T., Haynes, A. and Durkin, S. (2025). Current vaping and current smoking in the Australian population aged 14+ years: 2018 – 2024. . Available from:


Cordero, D. A., Jr. (2025). A harmless and flavorful smoke? Young adults' use of e-cigarettes in developing countries. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev, 200410. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40290397


North, C., Nguyen, H., Li, X. and Loukas, A. (2025). Trends in Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Cigarette Use Among Texas College Students, 2015-2024. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40271928


Cox, S., Jackson, S. E., Brown, J., Kale, D. and Shahab, L. (2025). Trends in single and multiple non-combustible nicotine product use: a population study in England. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40036237


McGill, B., Rose, S., Egger, S., Brooks, A., Dessaix, A. and Freeman, B. (2025). Assessing the impacts of Australia's new vape laws on parents and teachers: early positive indicators. Generation Vape. Available from: https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Assessing-the-impacts-of-Australias-vape-laws-on-parents-and-teachers-short-report-March-2025.pdf


Vahratian, A., Briones, E. M., Jamal, A. and Marynak, K. L. (2025). Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults in the United States, 2019-2023. NCHS Data Brief, 524. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40036117


Lund, L., Andersen, S. and Bast, L. S. (2025). Sex-specific trends in patterns of tobacco and nicotine use among young people in Denmark from 2020 to 2023: A multigroup latent class analysis. Int J Drug Policy, 104728. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39999606


AlDukhail, S. K., El Desouky, E. D., Monshi, S. S., Al-Zalabani, A. H., Alanazi, A. M., El Dalatony, M. M., Shubayr, M. A., Elkhobby, A. A., Alqahtani, M. M., Alhazmi, A. S. and Aldossary, M. S. (2025). Electronic cigarette use among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: A national study, 2022. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39839675


Freeman, B., Egger, S., Brooks, A. and Dessaix, A. (2025). Assessing the impacts of Australia's new vape laws on adolescents: early indicators of success. Generation Vape. Available from: https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Assessing-the-impacts-of-Australias-vape-laws-on-adolescents-early-indicators-of-success-short-report-JAN-2025.pdf


Greenhalgh, E. M., Scully, M., Scollo, M. and Durkin, S. J. (2025). Quantifying differences in teenage vaping across countries: the importance of comparing like with like. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39779325


Izquierdo-Condoy, J. S., Sosa, K. R., Salazar-Santoliva, C., Restrepo, N., Olaya-Villareal, G., Castillo-Concha, J. S., Loaiza-Guevara, V. and Ortiz-Prado, E. (2025). E-cigarette use among adolescents in Latin America: A systematic review of prevalence and associated factors. Prev Med Rep, 102952. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39817049


Mahase, E. (2025). One in 20 adults in England now smoke cigarettes and vape, study finds. BMJ, r148. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39848662


Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., Patrick, M. E. and O'Malley, P. M. (2024). Monitoring the Future National Survey Results in Drug Use, 1975-2024: Overview of Key Findings for Secondary School Students. Monitoring the Future Monograph Series. Available from: https://monitoringthefuture.org/results/annual-reports/


van Zyl-Smit, R. N., Filby, S., Soin, G., Hoare, J., van den Bosch, A. and Kurten, S. (2024). Electronic cigarette usage amongst high school students in South Africa: a mixed methods approach. EClinicalMedicine, 102970. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39764547


Leinberger-Jabari, A., Ahmad, A., Lindson, N., Oke, J., Hartmann-Boyce, J., Fong, G. T., El-Shahawy, O., Ali, R. and Sherman, S. (2024). E-cigarette (EC) and heated tobacco product (HTP) use in the United Arab Emirates, an emerging EC and HTP market: A cross-sectional analysis of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) UAE Survey. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39704356


Santos, I. S., Dos Santos, J. M. and Karam, S. A. (2024). Lifetime and active use of electronic cigarettes among Brazilian adolescents: The 2019 national school health survey - PeNSE 2019. Public Health, 117-123. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39644732


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