Martin Dockrell Director of Research & Policy, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), London
Abstract
Electronic cigarette use is a relatively new and rapidly growing phenomenon in Britain. Surveys of British adults suggest that there are already 1.3 million adult e-cigarette users in the UK but little is known about their use by children. How widespread is e-cigarette use among under 16 year olds? How widely used are they by children who have never smoked? Are they more popular among more affluent young people or the more disadvantaged?
Similar questions about about shisha use, not least, do they represent a serious risk of initiation to regular cigarette smoking?
This session will present data from two national surveys conducted in 2013 and compare e-cigarette and shisha use among children and adults in Britain.
Source of funding: The smokefree youth survey 2013 was funded from a combination of ASH resources and Department of Health Section 64 funding. The adult survey is funded from ASH core funding and DH Section 64 funding, with contributions from ASH Scotland, ASH Wales, FRESH North East, Tobacco Free Futures and Smokefree South West.
Declaration of interest: None. Martin Dockrell has received no funding for research from any pharmaceutical or other commercial entity in the last 5 years.
