The relationship between sports performance, physical activity and e-cigarette use among Australian adolescents: A qualitative study

Sport participation was considered important by adolescents and related it to e-cigarette patterns of use; and e-cigarette users described experiencing negative health effects in sport and fitness settings. E-cigarette use in adolescents may jeopardize the physical, mental and social benefits of engaging in sport and recreational physical activity. There is a need for greater regulation of e-cigarette industry sponsorship of sport to reduce adolescent exposure to e-cigarette marketing and promotion. E-cigarette prevention campaigns that highlight impacts on sport maybe an effective intervention to support overall adolescent wellbeing.