How does health communication on social media influence e-cigarette perception and use? A trend analysis from 2017 to 2020

CONCLUSIONS: The findings support two mechanisms underlying the association between SMH and e-cigarette use: direct and indirect. The changes in the pathways during the timespan may have been influenced by increased e-cigarette information on social media and public health events like COVID-19. Stricter regulations for unverified e-cigarette advertisements and anti-e-cigarette education on social media are called for to curtail e-cigarette use.PMID:37820562 | DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107875

Source: Addictive Behaviors - October 11, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Luxi Zhang Song Harris Ao Jizhou Francis Ye Xinshu Zhao Source Type: research