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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Although electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) appear to be effective in helping people who smoke to stop smoking, concerns about use of e-cigarettes among young people have led to restrictions on non-tobacco flavoured e-liquids in some countries and some US states. These restrictions could reduce the appeal of these products to non-smoking youth but could have negative consequences for people who smoke or use e-cigarettes.
METHODS: In this mixed methods study, we recruited UK adults who smoked or used to smoke and subsequently vaped to explore their opinions of unflavoured e-liquids and their beliefs about how they would be impacted by hypothetical e-liquid flavour restrictions. Participants trialled an unflavoured e-liquid instead of their usual nicotine product for four hours and completed a survey and an online interview.
RESULTS: Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis and graphically presented data, we found differences in participants\' opinions of unflavoured e-liquid. If only unflavoured, tobacco flavoured, and menthol flavoured e-liquids remained on the UK market, some people who smoke or vape may be unaffected, but some may relapse to smoking or continue smoking. Despite most wanting to prevent young people from initiating vaping, participants had varying opinions on whether flavour restrictions would be an effective method.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight that people who smoke and vape could be impacted by flavour restrictions in a range of ways, some of which could have a potential adverse impact on harm reduction efforts in the UK (e.g., by making smoking more appealing than vaping).
METHODS: In this mixed methods study, we recruited UK adults who smoked or used to smoke and subsequently vaped to explore their opinions of unflavoured e-liquids and their beliefs about how they would be impacted by hypothetical e-liquid flavour restrictions. Participants trialled an unflavoured e-liquid instead of their usual nicotine product for four hours and completed a survey and an online interview.
RESULTS: Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis and graphically presented data, we found differences in participants\' opinions of unflavoured e-liquid. If only unflavoured, tobacco flavoured, and menthol flavoured e-liquids remained on the UK market, some people who smoke or vape may be unaffected, but some may relapse to smoking or continue smoking. Despite most wanting to prevent young people from initiating vaping, participants had varying opinions on whether flavour restrictions would be an effective method.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight that people who smoke and vape could be impacted by flavour restrictions in a range of ways, some of which could have a potential adverse impact on harm reduction efforts in the UK (e.g., by making smoking more appealing than vaping).
摘要：
背景：尽管电子烟（电子烟）似乎可以有效地帮助吸烟的人戒烟，对年轻人使用电子烟的担忧导致一些国家和美国一些州对非烟草味电子液体的限制。这些限制可能会降低这些产品对非吸烟青少年的吸引力，但可能会对吸烟或使用电子烟的人产生负面影响。
方法：在这项混合方法研究中，我们招募了吸烟或曾经吸烟并随后吸电子烟的英国成年人,以探讨他们对无味电子液体的看法,以及他们对假设性电子液体口味限制将如何影响电子液体的看法.参与者试用了一种无味的电子液体，而不是他们通常的尼古丁产品四个小时，并完成了一项调查和一次在线采访。
结果：使用解释性现象学分析和图形呈现的数据，我们发现参与者对无味电子液体的看法存在差异。如果只是没有味道，烟草调味，薄荷醇味电子液体仍在英国市场上，一些吸烟或电子烟的人可能不受影响，但有些人可能会重新吸烟或继续吸烟。尽管大多数人都想阻止年轻人开始吸烟，参与者对风味限制是否是一种有效的方法有不同的意见。
结论：研究结果强调，吸烟和电子烟的人可能会受到口味限制的影响，其中一些可能对英国的减少伤害工作产生潜在的不利影响(例如，通过使吸烟比电子烟更具吸引力)。
方法：在这项混合方法研究中，我们招募了吸烟或曾经吸烟并随后吸电子烟的英国成年人,以探讨他们对无味电子液体的看法,以及他们对假设性电子液体口味限制将如何影响电子液体的看法.参与者试用了一种无味的电子液体，而不是他们通常的尼古丁产品四个小时，并完成了一项调查和一次在线采访。
结果：使用解释性现象学分析和图形呈现的数据，我们发现参与者对无味电子液体的看法存在差异。如果只是没有味道，烟草调味，薄荷醇味电子液体仍在英国市场上，一些吸烟或电子烟的人可能不受影响，但有些人可能会重新吸烟或继续吸烟。尽管大多数人都想阻止年轻人开始吸烟，参与者对风味限制是否是一种有效的方法有不同的意见。
结论：研究结果强调，吸烟和电子烟的人可能会受到口味限制的影响，其中一些可能对英国的减少伤害工作产生潜在的不利影响(例如，通过使吸烟比电子烟更具吸引力)。
