Abstract
IntroductionWaterpipe tobacco smoking, also known as hookah and shisha, has surged in popularity among young people in the United States. Waterpipe is also increasingly becoming the first tobacco product that young people try. Given the limited access to and limited portability of waterpipes, waterpipe smokers who become more nicotine dependent over time may be more likely to turn to cigarettes. This study examined the relationship between waterpipe tobacco smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among young adults in the United States.MethodsUsing data from the 2012–2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative sample of US adults, we reported rates of current waterpipe smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking by demographic characteristics and by use of other tobacco products among survey participants aged 18 to 24 years. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between current waterpipe smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking, defined as the lack of a firm intention not to smoke soon or within the next year.ResultsOf 2,528 young adults who had never established cigarette smoking, 15.7% (n = 398) reported being waterpipe smokers (every day or some days [n = 97; 3.8%] or rarely [n = 301; 11.9%]); 44.2% (176/398) of waterpipe smokers reported being susceptible to cigarette smoking. Those who smoked waterpipe rarely were 2.3 times as susceptible to cigarette smoking as those who were not current waterpipe smokers (OR = 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6–3.4). ConclusionCurrent waterpipe smoking is associated with susceptibility to cigarette smoking among young adults in the United States. Longitudinal studies are needed to demonstrate causality between waterpipe smoking and initiation of cigarette smoking.
Highlights
IntroductionKnown as hookah and shisha, has surged in popularity among young people in the United States
Waterpipe tobacco smoking, known as hookah and shisha, has surged in popularity among young people in the United States
Of 2,528 young adults who had never established cigarette smoking, 15.7% (n = 398) reported being waterpipe smokers; 44.2% (176/398) of waterpipe smokers reported being susceptible to cigarette smoking
Summary
Known as hookah and shisha, has surged in popularity among young people in the United States. Given the limited access to and limited portability of waterpipes, waterpipe smokers who become more nicotine dependent over time may be more likely to turn to cigarettes. This study examined the relationship between waterpipe tobacco smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among young adults in the United States. Known as hookah and shisha, has surged in popularity among young people in the United States [1,2] and worldwide [3]. Given the limited access to and limited portability of waterpipes, nicotine-dependent smokers may turn to cigarettes [8]. Understanding the association between waterpipe smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking is the first
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