A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of State Flavored E-Cigarette Policy Implementation and E-Cigarette Use

A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of State Flavored E-Cigarette Policy Implementation and E-Cigarette Use, in American Journal of Preventive Medicine

key takeaway: "Among young adults (aged 18–24 years) in 5 states with flavor policies, reductions in E-cigarette use were linked to 5 enforcement conditions: state authority to suspend licenses or confiscate products, local authority to levy fines, compliance checks, local enforcement, and health department enforcement. The same configuration of enforcement conditions associated with reductions among young adults was linked to the absence of reductions among adults aged ≥25 years. No conditions were sufficient among high-school youths."