ArticleJournal of the National Medical Association
Misperceptions of nicotine replacement therapy within racially and ethnically diverse smokers.
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Helping the Poor Quit Smoking: Specialized Quitlines and Meeting Basic Needs
Who cites it
56 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Preliminary findings on the association between clients' perceived helpfulness of substance abuse treatment and outcomes: does race matter?Drug and alcohol dependence · 2014Trial
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- From Personal Responsibility to Prevention Strategies: Perspectives of Spanish-Speaking Latinx Adults Who Smoke on Multilevel Factors Related to Smoking and Cessation Support.Journal of latinx psychology · 2025Article
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- Targeting three United States priority populations of people who smoke with educational nicotine messages using curiosity-eliciting strategies.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Racial/ethnic discrimination and racial trauma: Concurrent evaluation among Black adults who smoke in the United States.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- An mHealth Intervention With Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Racial and ethnic variation in perceived relative harm of tobacco and nicotine products: an experimental study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Correlates of nicotine patch adherence in daily life.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use of Automated Nicotine Metabolite Ratio Reporting Within Primary Care as an Implementation Strategy to Increase the Use of Tobacco Treatments.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Smoking Cessation and the Receipt of Cessation Services in a Public, Safety-Net Primary Care System.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Underuse of evidence-based treatment for smoking cessation, including use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), is widespread, particularly among minority smokers. This paper examines perceptions of NRT among and between racially and ethnically diverse groups of smokers. Nine focus groups were held among homogenous groups of African American, European American, and Hispanic smokers (N = 70). Specific themes included perceptions of: (a) the mechanism by which NRT works; (b) NRT development and regulation (ie, purpose and methods of clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration oversight, etc); (c) efficacy; (d) safety; and (e) overall cost effectiveness. Across all groups, there was a general lack of knowledge of NRT effects and its efficacy, with only moderate knowledge of the mechanism by which NRT works. Concerns about NRT safety were expressed in all groups, with particular apprehension about addictive potential and possible interactions with other medications. Among African American smokers in particular, there was strong suspicion of pharmaceutical industry and government oversight, which coincided with the consensus view that there are too many unknowns about NRT. Among Hispanic smokers, there was less suspicion of NRT but a strong cultural belief in personal responsibility for smoking cessation. Results highlight enduring misperceptions about NRT that likely undermine usage. More education about NRT is needed, not only about its efficacy and safety, but also with regard to its development and regulation. Health care professionals, many of whom are viewed as trustworthy sources of health information, have a particularly important role to promote wider use of proven cessation strategies.
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