ArticleAddictive behaviors2022
Quitting electronic cigarettes: Factors associated with quitting and quit attempts in long-term users.
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- Interventions to change vaping harm perceptions and associations between harm perceptions and vaping and smoking behaviours: A systematic review.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of experimental and longitudinal studies on e-cigarette use cessation.Addictive behaviors · 2023Pooled it
- E-cigarette and cannabis use and co-use patterns and dependence trajectories among young adults in the United States.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Pain is Associated with E-Cigarette Use and Dependence in Young Adults: Findings from Wave 7 (2022-2023) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Demographic predictors of menthol cigarette and flavored e-cigarette restriction policy support among a cross-sectional sample of U.S. adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Impact of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems on Oral Mucosa: A Cytopathological and Molecular Study.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026Article
- Beliefs About e-Cigarette Regulation Among a Cohort of Long-Term Adult Users: A Thematic Analysis.Tobacco use insights · 2026Article
- Interest in Quitting and Utilizing Quitline Services Among Long-Term E-Cigarette Users.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Most commonly used vaping brands by 18-25 year old young adults in Texas-Spring 2023.PloS one · 2024Article
- Factors Associated With Successful E-Cigarette Cessation Among a Convenience Sample of Adult Users.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- Predictors of Discontinued E-Cigarette Use at One-Year Follow-Up in a Sample of Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of Dependence Measures for Exclusive Electronic Cigarette Users.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- A Comparison of Vaping Behavior, Perceptions, and Dependence among Individuals Who Vape Nicotine, Cannabis, or Both.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Some electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users are interested in quitting e-cigarette use, though few studies have assessed what factors contribute to this interest. This study aimed to identify factors associated with e-cigarette quitting interest and quitting behaviors in exclusive, long-term e-cigarette users. These e-cigarette users were surveyed in January 2017 (baseline) and June 2019 (follow-up), with an average follow-up period of 2.4 years. At baseline, the sample had been e-cigarette users for an average of 5.6 years. Among the 221 participants, 205 (92.8%) did not intend to quit using e-cigarettes at baseline. At follow-up, 196 (88.7%) continued exclusive e-cigarette use, 17 (7.7%) quit e-cigarettes, 8 (3.6%) became dual users, and none became exclusive smokers. At baseline, 16 users intended to quit e-cigarettes, 2 (12.5%) of whom quit at follow-up. Predictors of quitting e-cigarettes included no previous cigarette smoking (β = -3.7, OR = 0.021, p < .01), lower Penn State Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index score (β = -0.21, OR = 0.81, p = .011), and lower number of devices used per day (β = -1.9, OR = 0.15, p = .015). Intending to quit e-cigarettes at baseline was not predictive of quitting at follow-up. At follow-up, 57 (25.8%) had tried to quit in the past. Overall predictors of trying to quit included interest in quitting at baseline (β = 1.7, OR = 5.3, p < .01) and using a drip-fed atomizer (β = 1.0, OR = 2.7, p = .022). These results suggest that long-term exclusive e-cigarette users generally have little interest in stopping e-cigarette use, and that type of device used, smoking history, e-cigarette dependence, number of devices used, and intention to quit are associated with e-cigarette quitting behaviors.
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