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Olga Rass, Lauren Pacek, Patrick Johnson, Matthew Johnson. Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Baltimore, MD. Awareness and use of electronic ...
Characterizing Use Patterns and Perceptions of Relative Harm in Dual Users of Electronic and Tobacco Cigarettes. Olga Rass, Lauren Pacek, Patrick Johnson, Matthew Johnson Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Baltimore, MD BACKGROUND Awareness  and  use  of  electronic  cigare+es  (e-­‐cigare+es)  is  increasing.       Dual  users  of  e-­‐cigare+es  and  tobacco  cigare+es  cons1tute  the   majority  of  e-­‐cigare+e  users  (King  et  al.,  2013;  Pearson  et  al.,  2012).     Dual  users  are  informa1ve  to  addressing  both  the  posi1ve  (e.g.,   smoking  reduc1on/cessa1on)  and  nega1ve  (e.g.,  delay  of  cessa1on)   poten1al  public  health  claims  regarding  e-­‐cigare+es.       Purpose:  Inves1gate  use  pa+erns  and  percep1ons  of  rela1ve  harm  of   e-­‐cigare+es  and  tobacco  cigare+es  in  current  dual  users.  

METHODS Online  survey  hosted  by  Qualtrics.  Par1cipant  recruitment  via   crowdsourcing  website  Amazon  Mechanical  Turk  (MTurk).       MTurk  Workers  were  required  to  (1)  have  a  95%  or  higher  approval   ra1ng  from  previously  submi+ed  tasks  (HITs),  (2)  be  ≥18  years  of  age,   and  (3)  reside  in  the  United  States  (confirmed  during  ini1al   registra1on  on  MTurk).       Eligibility  pre-­‐screen:   1)  Used  e-­‐cigare+es  and  tobacco  cigare+es  for  ≥3  months,  each   2)  Used  e-­‐cigare+es  and  tobacco  cigare+es  in  the  past  week     3)  Typically  used  e-­‐cigare+e  contains  nico1ne   4)  Completed  distrac1on  ques1ons  accurately     Data  collected  May  13TH  –  20TH,  2014.  

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA N=350   Age:  Mean=32  ±  10,  Range  =  18-­‐70       83%  Caucasian;  85%  non-­‐Hispanic  

Employment:  52%  full  =me  

RESULTS PRODUCT USE PATTERNS

        Use  dura1on  (years)   Money  spent  past  week  (in  USD)   Days  used  per  week  current  (past  30d)   Days  used  per  week  prior  to  e-­‐cigareFes   Times  used  per  day  current  (past  30d)   Times  used  per  day  prior  to  e-­‐cigareFes   Es1mated  puffs  per  bout   Nico1ne  Dependence  (FTND  score)  

E-­‐cigareFes   Median   IQR   1   1-­‐2   10   5-­‐15   4   2-­‐7   -­‐   -­‐   5   2-­‐10   -­‐   -­‐   6   4-­‐10   2   1-­‐4  

Annual  income:  48%