Electronic cigarette use and uptake of cigarette smoking: A longitudinal examination of U.S. college students

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use prevalence is increasing among U.S. adolescents and adults but recent longitudinal data for college/university students are scarce. Furthermore, the extent that e-cigarette use is associated with the onset of cigarette smoking and the factors that lead to the uptake of e-cigarettes in college students has not been explored.3757 participants from a Mid-Atlantic university (women: 66%; White: 45%; Black: 21%;...