Exploration of research on effects e-cigarette use and quality of life among college students in Louisville, KY. City on Science reviews and discusses local research to increase the scientific knowledge and curiosity of the people of the Louisville Metropolitan Area. Our goal is to develop a collaborative agenda of future research topics and questions that matter to the community.

2. Differences in quality of life among college
student electronic cigarette users
NIH.GOV LINK

3. AGENDA
• What did we learn?
• What did we want to learn?
• How did we learn it?
• What’s next?

4. What Did We Learn?

5. WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND?
PURPOSE
To explore an
association between
e-cigarette use and
Quality of Life (QOL)
among college students.
Findings indicate that
lower quality of life
appears to be
connected to tobacco
use.
CONCLUSIONS
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6. Demographics
sample size N
= 1,132 college
students
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REPRESENTED:
MORE
• WHITE
• FEMALE
• HETEROSEXUAL
UNDER REPRESENTED:
• FRESHMAN
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9. E-CIGARETTES
E-cigarettes create aerosol. A battery
powers the device and heats up liquid that
usually contains nicotine, flavoring and
other additives.
Users inhale this aerosol into their lungs.
E-cigarettes can also be used to deliver
cannabionids such as marijuana, and other
drugs.
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E-CIGARETTES ARE ALSO CALLED:
• VAPE PENS
• E-CIGS
• TANK SYSTEMS
• MODS
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10. KNOW THE RISKS E-CIGARETTES & YOUTH DON’T MIX!
BRAIN RISKS
• Until about age 25,
the brain is still
growing and e-
cigarettes cause
long-term harm to
brain development.
ADDICTION
• E-cigarette use is
linked to alcohol
and other
substance use,
such as marijuana.
BEHAVIOR RISKS
• E-cigarette use
is linked to
alcohol and
other substance
use, such as
marijuana or
cocaine.
AEROSOL & OTHER
RISKS
• Harmful chemicals such as
Nicotin
• Benzene (usually found in
car exhaust)
• Flavorings such as diacetyl
• Ultrafine particles such as
tin thst can cause lung
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11. GROWTH IN E-CIGARETTE USE
FACTS
• E-cigarette industry is now a 2.5
billion dollar business.
• As of 2014, the e-cigarette
industry spent $125 million a
year to advertise their products.
• E-cigarette use grew
dramatically between MIDDLE
and HIGH SCHOOL students. In
2018, 1 in 5 high school students
used e-cigarettes.
• Flavored e-cigarettes are very
popular among youth and young
adults.
APPEAL TO YOUNG PEOPLE
Youth and young adults cite a
variety of reasons for using e-
cigarettes. These include:
• Use by a friend or family
member
• Taste
• The belief that e-cigarettes
are less harmful than other
tobacco products
• Curiosity
• Novelty
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12. RESOURCES
REFERENCES
Source: MMWR, Reasons for Electronic
Cigarette Use Among Middle and High School
Students
Source: MMWR, Notes from the Field: Use of
Electronic Cigarettes and Any Tobacco
Product Among Middle and High School
Students – United States, 2011-2018.
Source: https://e-
cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/resources.html
AD FROM SURGEON GENERAL’S WEBSITE
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13. Findings indicate that lower quality
of life appears to be connected to
tobacco use.

14. E-cigarette use appears to be
connected to psychological
distress.

15. 10 unit increase in physical
health, psychological well
being, OR social relationships
significantly reduced odds of
being a cigarette user.

16. What Did We Want to Learn?

17. Explore an association
between e-cigarette use
and Quality of Life
among college students.

18. How did we learn it?

19. World Health Organization (WHO)
Quality of Life BREF Survey
Physical Health
Psychological
Social Relationships
Environment
WHO Quality Of Life BREF Survey

20. Self Reported Demographic
Information

21. Self Reported Cigarette and
E-Cigarette Use in Last 30 Days

22. What’s Next?

23. Now that we know this,
what else do we want to know?

24. WHAT DID WE WANT TO LEARN?
I WANT TO LEARN:
Data shows use of e-cigarettes
among middle and high school
students increased dramatically
in the recent years.
• Study the impact of social
platforms in increase in the
use of e-cigarettes in youth.
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Most students’ health problems
associated with asthma, etc. are not
usually tied to smoking due to age.
• Collect the self-reported
symptoms related to e-cigarettes
among youth on social media
platforms to study the effects.
I WANT TO LEARN:
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