Table 2.
Participant reports of the impact of the federal flavored e-cigarette restrictions on e-cigarette use.
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W5 past 6-month e-cigarette users n = 726 |
Interview participants n = 40 |
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| Variables | n (%) | n (%) |
| Impact of federal ban on e-cigarette use (check all that apply), n (%) | ||
| No change; use available flavors and same cartridge-based e-cigarette previously used | 260 (35.8) | – |
| No change; use tank-based device and can access various e-liquid flavors, like I always have | 221 (30.4) | – |
| Switched from cartridge-based to open-tank device to access a variety of flavors | 73 (10.1) | – |
| Started using flavor enhancers | 23 (3.2) | – |
| Started mixing my own e-liquids using nicotine concentrates and flavors | 14 (1.9) | – |
| Found ways to obtain flavored e-liquids despite the ban; specify* | 37 (5.1) | – |
| Started using other available flavored tobacco products (e.g., Black & Milds Swisher Sweets) | 11 (1.5) | – |
| Started using traditional cigarettes instead | 32 (4.4) | – |
| Started using IQOS or Eclipse | 7 (1.0) | – |
| Started using marijuana | 44 (6.1) | – |
| Quit using e-cigarettes all together | 21 (2.9) | – |
| Cut down my use of e-cigarettes | 61 (8.4) | – |
| Other; specify** | 31 (4.3) | – |
| None of the above | 60 (8.3) | – |
| *Response: “I found a way to obtain flavored e-liquids despite the ban”; specify: (with N) | ||
| Adapted/changed product used (8): Flavored disposables (e.g., Puff Bar) (6); Started refilling disposable cartridges with e-liquids (1); Off brand Juul pods (1) | ||
| Accessing online (8): Ordered from Canada; Found foreign Juul pod importer selling on snapchat; Order online from overseas, but quit vaping over a month ago so no longer sure if they are still available (4); Ordered online; Websites that got around the ban; Internet (3); Some stores online still ship flavored e-liquids to MA (1) | ||
| Retailers illegally selling (7): My store never stopped selling flavored pods, just not Juul; Stores selling illegally; Some stores sell to people they know (3); Vape shops (2); Smoke shops (1); Gas stations still have them (1) | ||
| Across state lines: Buy them in New Hampshire; Stockpiled from another state; Drive over state lines (3) | ||
| Tribal retailers (2): On the Native American reservation, they still sold it (1); Tribal vape shop (1) | ||
| Social sources (4): Bought from a friend (3); Bought from people who bought before the ban (1) | ||
| Stockpiled: Stocked up on mint before the ban and have not gone through my supplies yet (1) | ||
| **Response: “Other”; specify | ||
| Switched to disposables (e.g., Puff Bars) (11) | ||
| Social sources: Only/usually use friends’ e-cigarettes, so use what they use (5) | ||
| Stockpile: Bought a stockpile before the ban; I haven't used up the flavors that I purchased prior to the ban (2) | ||
| Manipulate cartridges: Fill juul pods with nic salt vape juice (1) | ||
| Switched vape system (1) | ||
| No change (6): Only ever used e-cigs for cannabis, never for nicotine/tobacco (4); Already mixed my own flavors, so no change (1); Not changed anything for me (1) | ||