The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Using cross-sectional data, we measured the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and subsequent initiation and sustained use of cigarettes among U.S. youth. ⋯ E-cigarette use is associated with subsequent initiation and sustained use of cigarettes among youth. Efforts are warranted to reduce youth use of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
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Tobacco advertising influences youth smoking behavior. Electronic cigarette (E-cigarette) advertising appears to encourage e-cigarette use among youth. Our aim was to explore the combined effect of exposure to both traditional tobacco advertising and e-cigarette advertising on youth's current use of traditional tobacco products and e-cigarettes. ⋯ E-cigarette advertising in addition to existing traditional tobacco advertising seems to be associated with the use of tobacco and nicotine products among youth. These findings suggest that stricter regulations for e-cigarette advertising may contribute toward reducing the use of tobacco products among youth.