Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Smoke-free legislation in the United States has unintentionally resulted in a
decline in alcohol consumption. However, more recently electronic-cigarettes (e-cigs),
which are associated with alcohol use, are reportedly being used to circumvent smoking
bans. The present study surveyed community dwelling individuals in the United States
reporting e-cigs may be used where they drink (N=365, mean age=33.63, SD=9.91,
53.2% female, 78.9% Caucasian) to examine how e-cig use and alcohol consumption
varies by the presence of smoking prohibition where one consumes alcohol. Results
indicated that smoking prohibition was associated with a greater likelihood of being an ecig
user than a cigarette user (OR=3.40, p<.001) and a higher likelihood of being an e-cig
user than a dual user (OR=3.37, p<.001). Smoking prohibition was not associated with
AUDIT scores (B=-0.06, p=.21), total drinks (B=-.07, p=.19), or average drinks (B=-0.02,
p=.76). E-cig users reported significantly fewer average drinks when smoking is
prohibited as compared to allowed, t(55)=3.26, p=.002. Overall, current results suggest
smoking prohibition is associated with a greater likelihood of being an e-cig user;
however, smoking prohibitions are not associated with alcohol consumption and related
problems in the current participants, who all reported being able to use e-cigs where they
consume alcohol. Future research should address potential conceptual, methodological,
and sample limitations in order to better discern this relationship, as this line of research
could have important implications for e-cig policy and alcohol use treatment
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/8862 |
| Date | 09 November 2015 |
| Creators | Hershberger, Alexandra Raemin |
| Contributors | Cyders, Melissa Anne, Stewart, Jesse, Zapolski, Tamika C., Grahame, Nicholas J. |
| Source Sets | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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