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"There is a clear need for the FDA to monitor the impact of these rules to identify whether these adverse effects are occurring and, if they are, to consider reconfiguring the regulations," Dr. Russell continued. "Clearly it is not in anybody's interests to drive the population of current e-cigarette users towards the black-market. One way of avoiding these adverse unintended consequences would be for the FDA to allow current e-cigarettes and e-liquids to continue to be the subject of a lighter form of regulatory assessment whilst imposing much stricter regulatory controls on any future products being developed by the industry."
There are currently an estimated 8.34 million e-cigarette users in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CSUR's survey contained 12 questions that assessed participant demographics, actions intended to be taken when the FDA Deeming Rule comes into effect, and perceptions of the likely impact of the Deeming Rule on various stakeholders, among other questions. Of the survey respondents, the majority (91.6 percent) were current e-cigarette users and former smokers, with 3.1 percent current e-cigarette users and current smokers (dual users), 3.3 percent current e-cigarette users and never smokers. The remaining two percent of respondents either identified themselves as "something else" or did not answer the question. Survey respondents represented all 50 states and four of six territories.
Additional key findings:
"There is a clear need for the FDA to monitor the impact of these rules to identify whether these adverse effects are occurring and, if they are, to consider reconfiguring the regulations," Dr. Russell continued. "Clearly it is not in anybody's interests to drive the population of current e-cigarette users towards the black-market. One way of avoiding these adverse unintended consequences would be for the FDA to allow current e-cigarettes and e-liquids to continue to be the subject of a lighter form of regulatory assessment whilst imposing much stricter regulatory controls on any future products being developed by the industry."
There are currently an estimated 8.34 million e-cigarette users in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CSUR's survey contained 12 questions that assessed participant demographics, actions intended to be taken when the FDA Deeming Rule comes into effect, and perceptions of the likely impact of the Deeming Rule on various stakeholders, among other questions. Of the survey respondents, the majority (91.6 percent) were current e-cigarette users and former smokers, with 3.1 percent current e-cigarette users and current smokers (dual users), 3.3 percent current e-cigarette users and never smokers. The remaining two percent of respondents either identified themselves as "something else" or did not answer the question. Survey respondents represented all 50 states and four of six territories.
Additional key findings:
- 72 percent of respondents indicated they would bulk-buy in large quantities before the Rule takes effect, raising serious concerns about product degradation and consumer safety.
- 69 percent of respondents indicated they would buy products on the black market from local non-authorized vendors.
- 65 percent of respondents indicated they would make their own e-liquids at home.
- 66 percent of respondents indicated they would purchase devices, products, and liquids from online vendors not subject to domestic regulations, tax regimes, or electronic product standards.
- Only 6 percent of current e-cigarette users who described themselves as former smokers (no cigarette smoking, not even a puff, within the past 30 days) indicated an intention to stop using e-cigarettes after the regulations come into effect, and even fewer (1 percent) indicated an intention to stop using e-cigarettes before the regulations come into effect.
- There was little indication that respondents intend to replace e-cigarettes with other nicotine products post-regulations; 3 percent said they would start using snus/smokeless tobacco, and 12 percent said they would start using or use one or more Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products, like patches, gum, or lozenges.
- 15 percent of former smokers said they would likely go back to smoking tobacco once they are no longer able to legally buy the e-cigarette products they currently use.
- 69 percent of respondents who were former smokers, 57 percent of dual users, and 64 percent of never smokers who currently use e-cigarettes indicated they would continue to use e-cigarettes by buying products and supplies on an unregulated black market.
