• Am J Prev Med · Feb 2023

    Use of Traditional Smokeless, Snus, and Dissolvable Tobacco Among U.S. Youth.

    • Hongying Daisy Dai and Adam M Leventhal.
    • College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
    • Am J Prev Med. 2023 Feb 1; 64 (2): 204212204-212.

    IntroductionSnus, dissolvable, and traditional smokeless tobacco product use is often amalgamated in youth epidemiologic research despite differences across these products. Prevalence, trends, and correlates of U.S. youth use across different classes of oral tobacco products are unknown.MethodsUsing 2011-2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey (N=193,933) data, the authors tested for cross-year linear and quadratic trends in the weighted prevalence of ever and current use of traditional smokeless tobacco, snus, and dissolvable tobacco. Multivariable logistic regressions estimated the demographic and tobacco use factors associated with the use of different oral tobacco products in 2020. Analyses were conducted in 2022.ResultsDuring 2011-2020, there were declines in the prevalence of ever use of traditional smokeless tobacco (11.0% to 5.6%; linear trend, p<0.0001) and snus (5.2% to 2.4%; p<0.0001) but no change in ever dissolvable tobacco use (0.8%-1.2%). In 2020, an estimated 1,546,000 U.S. youth ever used traditional smokeless tobacco (7.7% high school, 3.0% middle school), 662,000 ever used snus (high school: 3.5%, middle school: 1.0%), and 326,000 ever used dissolvables (high school: 1.5%, middle school: 0.8%). In 2020, females and non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics had lower smokeless or snus ever use odds than males and non-Hispanic Whites, respectively, whereas sexual minorities (than heterosexuals) or those speaking a language other than English at home were more likely to report ever use of dissolvable tobacco. Flavored tobacco use was common, particularly for dissolvable current users (72.8% used any flavor).ConclusionsDifferences in the epidemiology of oral tobacco use across product types among U.S. youth suggest that oral tobacco products should be disaggregated in future research and policy strategies.Copyright © 2022 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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