[Emerging tobacco products in Spanish health surveys]

To identify and evaluate the questions included in Spanish national and regional surveys on emerging tobacco products, and to assess whether these questions regarding electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) comply with the stablished recommendations.

The websites of national and regional public organisms were reviewed to identify surveys that included questions on the consumption of emerging tobacco products, and to extract and evaluate the wording; for e-cigs, the alignment of the questions with the criteria recommended was assessed with an ad hoc scale.

Three national and seven regional surveys were identified, of which nine assessed the exclusive use of e-cigs, three surveys assessed the exclusive use of water pipes and one assesses the use of e-cigs and/or heated tobacco products. With regard to e-cigs, the surveys differ in the questions used and do not follow the recommendations.

Health and drug surveys conducted in Spain, at the national and regional levels, collect information on a limited number of emerging tobacco products, focusing primarily on e-cigs and, to a lesser extent, water pipes. Having detailed information on new forms of consumption, the characteristics of the device used in the case of e-cigs, the perceived risk, and the reasons for use can help evaluate prevention campaigns and public health measures.