scholarly journals RE: “USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES TO AID LONG-TERM SMOKING CESSATION IN THE UNITED STATES: PROSPECTIVE EVIDENCE FROM THE PATH COHORT STUDY”

2020 ◽  
Vol 189 (12) ◽  
pp. 1640-1640
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Aid Long-Term Smoking Cessation in the United States: Prospective Evidence From the PATH Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 189 (12) ◽  
pp. 1529-1537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruifeng Chen ◽  
John P Pierce ◽  
Eric C Leas ◽  
Martha M White ◽  
Sheila Kealey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Propensity Score Methods ◽  
Continuous Abstinence ◽  
Nationally Representative

Abstract Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the preferred smoking-cessation aid in the United States; however, there is little evidence regarding long-term effectiveness among those who use them. We used the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study to compare long-term abstinence between matched US smokers who tried to quit with and without use of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid. We identified a nationally representative cohort of 2,535 adult US smokers in 2014–2015 (baseline assessment), who, in 2015–2016 (exposure assessment), reported a past-year attempt to quit and the cessation aids used, and reported smoking status in 2016–2017 (outcome assessment; self-reported ≥12 months continuous abstinence). We used propensity-score methods to match each e-cigarette user with similar nonusers. Among US smokers who used e-cigarettes to help quit, 12.9% (95% confidence interval (CI): 9.1%, 16.7%) successfully attained long-term abstinence. However, there was no difference compared with matched non–e-cigarette users (cigarette abstinence difference: 2%; 95% CI: −3%, 7%). Furthermore, fewer e-cigarette users were abstinent from nicotine products in the long term (nicotine abstinence difference: −4%; 95% CI: −7%, −1%); approximately two-thirds of e-cigarette users who successfully quit smoking continued to use e-cigarettes. These results suggest e-cigarettes may not be an effective cessation aid for adult smokers and, instead, may contribute to continuing nicotine dependence.

Electronic Cigarettes: Their Role in the Lives of College Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 089719002110268
Author(s):  
Carla Daniel ◽  
Christa Haddad ◽  
Jamie L. McConaha ◽  
Philip Lunney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
High Prevalence

Background: Electronic cigarettes have increased in popularity amongst college-aged adults. Although often advertised as smoking cessation tools, students have taken to them as their primary exposure to nicotine. For many reasons, e-cigarettes are extremely convenient and have become the most common tobacco products among this generation. Objective: To assess perceptions and reasons for e-cigarette use in college students Methods: A 20 question online Qualtrics® survey was distributed to college students aged 18 and above across the United States. All responses were anonymous and data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative inferential and descriptive statistics. Results: Of those who used e-cigarettes, 67.7% are not likely to smoke when they are upset or sad, 56.8% disagree that stress is a factor, and 83.5% cited that alcohol was involved when smoking. Most respondents, 74% (n = 467), associated smoking with emotions of happiness, joy or peace. 43.7% who associated e-cigarettes with happiness or peace were more likely to agree that stress was an influence versus 26.5% for those who did not (p = 0.004). Conclusion: Results show a high prevalence of e-cigarette usage among college-aged students. Emotional pleasurable connections with e-cigarettes, similar to traditional cigarettes, play a role in their use. This information will allow healthcare professionals to tailor educational messages surrounding cessation.

Exercise Facilitates Smoking Cessation Indirectly via Intention to Quit Smoking: Prospective Cohort Study Among a National Sample of Young Smokers

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1234-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Frith ◽  
Paul D. Loprinzi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Intent To Quit ◽  
Quit Smoking

Introduction: We evaluated the specific association between exercise and smoking cessation via smoking-mediated intentions to quit smoking among a national sample of young daily smokers in the United States. Design: Prospective cohort study over a 2-year period, with daily smokers assessed across all 50 states in the United States. Setting: Data from the 2003 to 2005 National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey were used. Participants: A total of 1175 young adult smokers aged between 18 and 24 years. Measures: Baseline exercise and intent to quit smoking were assessed via validated survey measures. Smoking status at the 2-year follow-up period was assessed via survey assessment. Results: After adjustments, meeting exercise guidelines at baseline was associated with an increased baseline intent to quit smoking among this national sample of daily smokers (OR = 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07-2.07; P = .01). After adjustments, those with a baseline intent to quit smoking had a 71% increased odds ratio (OR) of being a nonsmoker at the 2-year follow-up (OR = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.20-2.44; P = .003). Baseline exercise was not associated with 2-year follow-up smoking status (OR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.60-1.28; P = .50). Conclusion: In this nationally representative sample of young daily smokers, there was a positive association between exercise participation and intention to quit smoking. Baseline intent to quit smoking was independently associated with nonsmoking status at a 2-year follow-up. Thus, this indirect link between exercise and smoking status may be partially explained by the influence of exercise engagement on smoking-specific intentions.

scholarly journals E-cigarettes use in the United States: reasons for use, perceptions, and effects on health

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakshi Sapru ◽  
Mridula Vardhan ◽  
Qianhao Li ◽  
Yuqi Guo ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Novel Device ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background Many researchers claim electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to be a breakthrough invention for tobacco users that aspires to curb their addiction to conventional cigarettes. Claimed to be safer by their promoters, these smokeless devices have become increasingly popular since their arrival on the market among users of all ages, especially adolescents. This paper investigated the trends in e-cigarette usage since the time it arrived in the United States, highlighting the highest surge that has occurred in adolescent e-cigarette use. It also aimed to understand the reasons and perceptions behind the ever-increasing use of e-cigarettes by adolescents. Main body With the advent of e-cigarettes and common positive perceptions regarding their use, we are at risk of reversing the years of efforts regarding tobacco control and instead advance towards a new addiction with currently unknown long-term health hazards. There is substantial data showing a significant increase of e-cigarette users in the United States, especially among adolescents. The aim of this review was to explore the reasons behind this widespread increase in the use of e-cigarettes among the teenage population in the US and also to uncover the common perceptions about these new electronic delivery systems. In addition, this review attempted to summarize health benefits and hazards associated with e-cigarette use as it crucial to have the right information among its users regarding the health effects of e-cigarette use. Conclusion E-cigarettes are more appealing than c-cigarettes for a variety of reasons, including cost, choice of different flavors, ease of accessibility, and use and impact of social media. There are also different perceptions among e-cigarette users, including both adolescents and adults. The former group may use them because of the sense of fashion associated with this novel device, and the latter might intend to quit conventional/combustible cigarettes (c-cigarettes) by switching to e-cigarettes. However, it is important to note that e-cigarettes are a recent phenomenon; therefore, there is a lack of many long-term studies that can identify future health risks associated with e-cigarette use. We need more detailed studies that focus on the long-term health effects of e-cigarette use. Moreover, with the ever-increasing usage of e-cigarettes by adolescents (10 and 19 years), it is very important that e-cigarettes be incorporated into the current tobacco-free laws and ordinances. We conclude by stating that e-cigarettes need stronger regulations to prevent youth access and use.

Electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 295-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey E. Scheer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Replacement Therapy ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Nicotine Patches

Background: Tobacco use is the most prevalent preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for approximately 20% of all deaths each year. Despite available treatment options, many smokers still experience multiple failed quit attempts indicating a need for development of novel therapies. When the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) was introduced to the United States' market in 2007, patients began to discuss its possible use as the newest form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Methods: A PubMed search was performed for the following terms: “Electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and smoking cessation”. A manual search of references from articles found was performed to identify additional relevant articles. Results: Most evidence surrounding use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation is found in self-reports and user surveys. One study looking at short-term effects of e-cigarettes on desire to smoke found a decreased desire in subjects inhaling from both nicotine-containing and placebo e-cigarettes. Three studies from Italy looked at natural reduction of cigarette use when subjects were allowed to freely use e-cigarettes. All three studies showed a natural reduction indicating potential efficacy for e-cigarette use in smoking cessation. A recently published randomized controlled trial was unable to prove superiority of e-cigarettes over transdermal nicotine patches for smoking cessation. Conclusions: A few studies have explored the possibility of replacing tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes to facilitate a natural reduction in use and have shown minimal positive results in a population not intending to quit. A recent randomized controlled trial comparing e-cigarettes with nicotine patches for smoking cessation was unable to prove superiority. Until these products are regulated and efficacy can be shown with well-designed studies, e-cigarettes are not a viable treatment for use in smoking cessation or as nicotine replacement therapy.

Speech-Language Pathology in the Peace Corps: Necessity and Sustainability

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Language Pathology

In countries other than the United States, the study and practice of speech-language pathology is little known or nonexistent. Recognition of professionals in the field is minimal. Speech-language pathologists in countries where speech-language pathology is a widely recognized and respected profession often seek to share their expertise in places where little support is available for individuals with communication disorders. The Peace Corps offers a unique, long-term volunteer opportunity to people with a variety of backgrounds, including speech-language pathologists. Though Peace Corps programs do not specifically focus on speech-language pathology, many are easily adapted to the profession because they support populations of people with disabilities. This article describes how the needs of local children with communication disorders are readily addressed by a Special Education Peace Corps volunteer.

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