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タイトル: Changes in vaping trends since the announcement of an impending ban on disposable vapes: a population study in Great Britain

概要: Background/AimThere has been a rapid rise in vaping prevalence among youth and young adults in Great Britain since disposable vapes started to become popular in 2021. In January 2024, the government announced plans to introduce a number of new vaping policies, including a ban on disposable vapes, to tackle youth vaping. This study examined whether trends in current vaping and use of disposable vapes have changed since this announcement. Design, setting, and participantsSegmented regression analysis of data collected monthly between January 2022 and November 2024 as part of the Smoking Toolkit Study; a representative household survey in Great Britain. We ran generalised additive models using data from all participants aged [≥]16y (n=83,764; adults) and from a subset aged 16-24y (n=8,846; young adults). Main outcome measuresChanges in trends in (i) the prevalence of current vaping and (ii) the proportion of vapers mainly using disposable devices. ResultsBefore January 2024, vaping prevalence was increasing by 24.5% per year (RRtrend=1.245 [95%CI 1.193-1.299]) and use of disposable vapes was increasing by 18.0% per year (RRtrend=1.180 [95%CI 1.106-1.258]). These trends changed after the new policy measures were announced (RR{Delta}trend=0.718 [0.623-0.827] and RR{Delta}trend=0.558 [0.460-0.677], respectively). Instead of increasing, there was an uncertain decrease in vaping prevalence from 13.7% [12.7-14.7%] in January 2024 to 12.4% [11.4-13.6%] in November 2024) and a substantial decline in the proportion of vapers mainly using disposables from 43.7% [40.3-47.3%] to 30.8% [27.6-34.4%]. Similar changes were observed among young adults (vaping prevalence: RR{Delta}trend=0.647 [0.495-0.845]; use of disposable vapes: RR{Delta}trend=0.526 [0.400-0.693]), with an uncertain decline in vaping prevalence from 27.7% [24.5-31.3%] to 23.6% [20.2-27.6%] between January and November 2024 and the proportion of vapers mainly using disposables falling from 63.4% [59.0-68.2%] to 37.8% [32.3-44.2%]. ConclusionsFollowing the announcement of an impending ban on disposable vapes and other potential vaping policies, recent increases in vaping prevalence in Great Britain stalled - or may have even reversed - including among young adults. In addition, there was a shift away from using disposable vapes, with people increasingly opting to use devices that can be refilled and recharged.