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. 2020 May;17(5):573–581. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201906-472OC

Table 4.

Anticipated reactions to possible U.S. Food and Drug Administration e-cigarette flavor regulatory scenarios

Anticipated Reactions If Your Preferred Flavor Were Banned (n [%]) If All Nontobacco Flavorings Were Banned (n [%])
I would miss my old flavor. 15 (4.0) 6 (1.6)
I would be angry. 53 (14.2) 81 (21.8)
I would try to stop using e-cigs. 4 (1.1) 5 (1.3)
I would return to smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes. 19 (5.1) 36 (9.7)
I don’t really know what I would do. 24 (6.4) 10 (2.3)
I would use e-cigs less than I do now. 1 (0.3) 2 (0.5)
I would find a way to buy my preferred flavor. 76 (20.4) 71 (19.2)
I would continue to use e-cigs about the same as I do now. 29 (7.8) 22 (5.9)
I might try tobacco cigarettes or smokeless tobacco that comes in my preferred flavor. 0 (0) 0 (0)
I would not consider using flavored e-cig liquids other than my preferred flavor. 9 (2.4) 3 (0.8)
I would switch to another flavor. 26 (7.0) 13 (3.5)
I would be able to stop using e-cigs. 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3)
I might switch to cigars that are flavored. 0 (0) 0 (0)
I would add flavoring agents myself. 114 (30.6) 122 (32.8)
I would use e-cigs more than I do now. 1 (0.3) 0 (0)