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#FlavorsSaveLives: An Analysis of Twitter Posts Opposing Flavored E-cigarette Bans.

Matthew G KirkpatrickAllison DormaneshVanessa RiveraAnuja MajmundarDaniel W SotoJulia Cen Chen-SankeyTess Boley CruzJennifer B UngerJon-Patrick Allem
Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2021)
(a) Starting in 2019 policies restricting the availability of flavored e-cigarette products were proposed or implemented in the United States to curb vaping by youth. (b) This study content analyzed Twitter posts with the phrase "Flavors Save Lives" from a 12-month period to understand opposition to flavor restrictions. (c) Twitter posts commonly discussed voting against political incumbents and mentioned distrust of government representatives. (d) Findings demonstrated the possibility of near real-time Twitter monitoring of public opposition to flavor bans, and contribute to a more comprehensive assessment of different sub-population's responses to current and proposed tobacco control information policies.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • health information
  • public health
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • smoking cessation
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • emergency department