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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral economics
  • Nicotine addiction research
  • Vaping product assessment

Background:

  • Behavioral economic purchase tasks are standard for assessing drug reinforcement value.
  • Validating such tasks for e-cigarettes is essential for understanding nicotine use patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate an e-cigarette purchase task for experienced users of advanced generation devices.
  • To compare the validity of a milliliters (mLs)-based task versus a puffs-based task.

Main Methods:

  • Two versions of the E-cigarette Purchase Task (puffs vs. mLs) were administered to dual cigarette/e-cigarette users (N=54) and exclusive e-cigarette users (N=59).
  • Task outcomes were correlated with self-reported use, dependence, and cotinine levels.
  • Task performance was compared between dual and exclusive users.

Main Results:

  • The mLs-based task showed stronger correlations with clinical indices (use rates, dependence, cotinine) than the puffs-based task.
  • Exclusive users exhibited greater demand on the mLs task compared to dual users (F-test).
  • Dual users showed greater demand on the puffs task compared to exclusive users (MANOVA).

Conclusions:

  • The mLs version of the e-cigarette purchase task demonstrates greater validity for assessing clinical indices of use.
  • The choice of measurement unit (puffs vs. mLs) may be more relevant depending on user type (dual vs. exclusive).
  • Validated measures are critical for evaluating e-cigarette reinforcing efficacy for research and regulatory purposes.