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Dual Use of Smokeless Tobacco or E-cigarettes with Cigarettes and Cessation

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To evaluate predictors of dual use of cigarettes with smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes. METHODS: Adult smokers (N = 1324) completed online cross-sectional surveys. Logistic regression evaluated predictors of dual use and cigarette quit attempts. RESULTS: Smokeless tobacco dual use was associated with past attempts to quit smoking by switching to smokeless products. E-cigarette dual use was associated with using stop-smoking medication and strong anti-tobacco industry attitudes. Ever use of stop-smoking medication was associated with quit attempts among dual e-cigarette users and cigarette-only users. CONCLUSIONS: Dual users are more likely than cigarette-only users to endorse certain cessation-related attitudes and behaviors. This may provide an opportunity for clinicians or others to discuss evidence-based strategies for smoking cessation.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.39.2.14

Authors: Sara Kalkhoran, Rachel A. Grana, Torsten B. Neilands, Pamela M. Ling

Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service, National Cancer Institute