ArticleTobacco induced diseases2021
Why and how do dual users quit vaping? Survey findings from adults who use electronic and combustible cigarettes
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of experimental and longitudinal studies on e-cigarette use cessation.Addictive behaviors · 2023Pooled it
- Urgent Need for Novel Investigations of Treatments to Quit E-cigarettes: Findings from a Systematic Review.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2022Pooled it
- A Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Treatment Recommendations to Quit Versus Continue E-cigarettes When Quitting Smoking in Young Adult Dual Users.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Trial
- Abuse Liability of Electronic Cigarettes in Never-Smoking Electronic Cigarette Users.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Trial
- Augmented Doses of Nicotine Replacement Therapy: Feasibility for Dual Cigarette and E-Cigarette Cessation.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Trial
- Varenicline and counseling for vaping cessation: a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2023Trial
- Nicotine replacement therapy for vaping cessation among mono and dual users: A mixed methods preliminary study.Addictive behaviors · 2023Trial
- Tailored text message and web intervention for smoking cessation in U.S. socioeconomically-disadvantaged young adults: A randomized controlled trial.Preventive medicine · 2022Trial
- [Cessation intention and behavior of e-cigarettes and associated factors among 18-44 Chinese adults: Based on protection motivation theory].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026Article
- Psychological and behavioral profiles of combustible vs. e-cigarette users: a narrative review of the implications for tailored non-pharmacological cessation interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Vaping cessation strategies and triggers for relapse amongst people from New Zealand who have vaped.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- The prevalence and predictors of vaping quit attempt among electronic cigarette users: findings from provincial version of Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2020 in Vietnam.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Enhancing Text Message Support With Media Literacy and Financial Incentives for Vaping Cessation in Young Adults: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- "It's the Wild West Out There": A Qualitative Study of the Views and Preparedness of Health Professionals in Helping Young Adult E-cigarette Users to Quit.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Interest in quitting e-cigarette use by device type and smoking history in US adults.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Predictors of Quitting Dual Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Cigarettes During Pregnancy.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- Factors Associated With Successful E-Cigarette Cessation Among a Convenience Sample of Adult Users.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- E-Cigarette Quit Attempts and Experiences in a Convenience Sample of Adult Users.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The rise and fall of e-cigarette cloud chasing appealing to youth.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionMost adults who use electronic cigarettes (ECs) also smoke combustible cigarettes (CCs). Quitting ECs appears common among dual users but little is known regarding adult dual users' motivations and methods to quit ECs or how this relates to quitting CCs.
methodsWe used Amazon Mechanical Turk, a web-based crowd-sourcing service, to survey 366 US adults with a history of regular EC and CC use. This analysis examined motivations and methods to quit both products among a subset of 204 (55.7%) respondents with dual use and a history of one or more attempts to quit ECs.
resultsMost respondents (95%) were using ECs at the time of this survey and had a lifetime median of five EC quit attempts. The most common motivations to quit ECs were health (74%), money/cost (45%), and to reduce risk of COVID-19 (25%). The most common EC quit methods were cutting down (68%), getting advice from a doctor (28%), quitting 'cold turkey' (24%), nicotine replacement therapy (24%), and switching to ECs with less nicotine (24%). Most motivations and methods to quit ECs and CCs were moderately to highly correlated, suggesting similarity in dual users' approach to quitting the two products.
conclusionsDual users had a range of motivations and methods to quit ECs, most of which were similar to their motivations and methods to quit CCs. These findings support the need to develop treatment for adults motivated to quit ECs and demonstrate that dual users may currently engage in similar strategies to quit both products.
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