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  • Tobacco Control Policy

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  • Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) present a complex challenge to tobacco control.
  • Understanding the impact of e-cigarette availability on adolescent conventional smoking is crucial for policy development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between access to e-cigarettes and conventional cigarette smoking among adolescents.
  • To quantify the effect of state-level sales bans on e-cigarettes to minors on youth smoking behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized regression analyses to examine the influence of state bans on e-cigarette sales to minors.
  • Analyzed smoking rates among individuals aged 12 to 17 years.

Main Results:

  • State bans on e-cigarette sales to minors were associated with a statistically significant 0.9 percentage point increase in recent smoking among adolescents.
  • The observed effect remained robust across various specifications and placebo checks.

Conclusions:

  • Banning e-cigarette sales to minors may inadvertently increase conventional cigarette smoking in this age group.
  • These findings suggest that e-cigarette access could be displacing conventional smoking among adolescents, with bans potentially reversing this trend.