ENDS function as a complement for cigarillos in sexual and gender minority young adult women.
Amanda J QuisenberryCatherine Crawford OsbornStephanie Pike MooreLiane SchnellerLovina JohnElizabeth G KleinErika TraplPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2024)
The results of this study suggest that SGM women are not likely to quit using cigarillos if flavors are removed from the market and instead will use unflavored products. Substituting their cigarillo use with ENDS does not appear likely given the complementary relation found between cigarillos and ENDS. The substitution patterns found for cigarettes and ENDS are not found for cigarillos and ENDS among young adult women who use cigarillos, further demonstrating the need for research on the conditions in which people who use cigarillos will decrease consumption or switch to a potentially less harmful product.