Association of Electronic Cigarette Use by US Adolescents w/ Subsequent Persistent Cigarette Smoking

Association of Electronic Cigarette Use by US Adolescents With Subsequent Persistent Cigarette Smoking, in JAMA Network Open

key takeaway: "Youth who had used e-cigarettes at baseline, compared with those who had not, had higher odds of continuing smoking 2 years following initiating smoking the year after baseline. However, the absolute risks of continued smoking for both baseline e-cigarette users and nonusers were very small, as were the differences in absolute risks."