Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): National Overview 2015

E-Cigarettes

Use of e-cigarettes ever has increased markedly between 2013 and 2015 across both regular and non-smokers. However, regular use of e-cigarettes has only risen amongst smokers.

Smokers who had tried to give up smoking were more likely to have used e-cigarettes than those who had not tried (94%, compared with 87%).

Figure 8 E-cigarette use among 15 year olds (2013-2015)