BACKGROUND There are thousands of e-liquid flavors available, and some are named after alcohol beverages (e.g., "pina colada"). It is unclear whether use of e-liquids with alcohol beverage names is associated with adolescent alcohol use. E-cigarettes and alcohol are co-used in adolescents; therefore, it is important to investigate these associations. METHODS Eight Southeastern Connecticut high schools were surveyed in Spring 2015 (N = 7045). We examined the association between preference for using e-liquid flavors and alcohol drinking status (i.e., no past month alcohol use, past month alcohol use but no binge drinking, and past month binge drinking) in ever e-cigarette users (N = 1311). RESULTS Among ever e-cigarette users who preferred using e-liquids with alcohol beverage names (N = 111), 30.6 % had no past month alcohol use, 19.8 % had past month alcohol use but did not binge drink in the past month, and 49.5 % binge drank in the past month. Multinomial logistic regression (controlling for demographics and including other e-cigarette flavors that were highly endorsed, i.e., fruit and candy) revealed that the preferences of alcohol beverage-named-e-liquid (OR: 2.84, CI: 1.70-4.75) and fruit flavored e-liquids (OR: 1.55, CI: 1.14-2.11), but not candy flavored e-liquids was associated with past-month binge drinking compared to no past-month alcohol use. CONCLUSION This evidence suggests that the preference for using alcohol beverage- and fruit-named e-liquid flavors is associated with past-month binge drinking among adolescents. Understanding the associations between alcohol beverage-named e-liquids and alcohol use in adolescents may help inform tobacco regulatory strategies that aim to decrease the use/appeal of e-cigarettes.

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高中青年对使用酒精饮料的偏好与酒精使用之间的关联。

背景技术有数以千计的电子烟油口味可供选择，其中一些以酒精饮料命名（例如，“pina colada”）。目前尚不清楚使用带有酒精饮料名称的电子液体是否与青少年饮酒有关。青少年同时使用电子烟和酒精；因此，调查这些关联很重要。方法 2015 年春季对八所康涅狄格州东南部高中进行了调查（N = 7045）。我们研究了电子烟用户（N = 1311）对使用电子烟油口味的偏好与饮酒状态（即，上个月未饮酒、上个月饮酒但未狂饮和上个月狂饮）之间的关联）。结果 在喜欢使用带有酒精饮料名称的电子烟液的电子烟用户中（N = 111），30.6% 过去一个月没有饮酒，19。8% 的人在过去一个月内饮酒但在过去一个月内没有暴饮暴食，49.5% 的人在过去一个月里酗酒。多项逻辑回归（控制人口统计并包括其他高度认可的电子烟口味，即水果和糖果）显示酒精饮料的偏好（OR：2.84，CI：1.70-4.75）和与过去一个月没有饮酒相比，水果味电子烟油（OR：1.55，CI：1.14-2.11），但不是糖果味电子烟油与上个月的狂饮相关。结论 该证据表明，青少年对使用酒精饮料和水果命名的电子烟油口味的偏好与过去一个月的酗酒有关。