Vaping on TikTok: a systematic thematic analysis.

Tianze Sun BPsyc Carmen C W LimJack ChungBrandon ChengLily DavidsonCalvert TisdaleJanni LeungCoral E GartnerJason ConnorWayne D HallGary C K Chan

Published in: Tobacco control (2021)

Our findings illustrated that positively framed e-cigarette and vaping-related postings available without age restrictions on TikTok-a rising video-sharing platform that is popular among adolescents-have been viewed many times. Effective age restrictions are needed to reduce adolescents' potential exposure to videos that portray vaping positively.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
social media
high throughput
smoking cessation
health information
healthcare
risk assessment