US Vaper's Reactions to Restrictions on Flavored E-cigarettes

The study titled, “Reactions to sales restrictions on flavored vape products or all vape products among young adults in the US,” analyzed data from a longitudinal study of 2,159 young adults aged between 18 and 34, in 6 metropolitan areas (Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, San Diego, Seattle). They looked for levels of support for different e-cigarette sales restrictions among vapers and non-vapers.
The compiled data indicated that young vapers were mostly not in favour of vape restrictions. “24.2% of e-cigarette users (and 57.6% of non-users) supported (strongly/somewhat) sales restrictions on flavored vape products; 15.1% of e-cigarette users (45.1% of non-users) supported complete vape product sales restrictions. If restricted to tobacco flavors, 39.1% of e-cigarette users reported being likely (very/somewhat) to continue using e-cigarettes (30.5% not at all likely); 33.2% were likely to switch to cigarettes (45.5% not at all),” read the study Abstract.
The research team found that in the event that flavours were restricted, 39.1% of users reported being likely to continue using vapes, while 33.2% were likely to switch back to cigarettes. “If vape product sales were entirely restricted, e-cigarette users were equally likely to switch to cigarettes versus not (~40%). Those most likely to report positive impact of such policies being implemented were less frequent users, never-smokers, and those with greater e-cigarette-related health concerns.”