Quitting e-cigarettes: Quit attempts and quit intentions among youth and young adults

Alison F Cuccia, Minal Patel, Michael S Amato, Daniel K Stephens, Stephanie N Yoon, Donna M Vallone, Alison F Cuccia, Minal Patel, Michael S Amato, Daniel K Stephens, Stephanie N Yoon, Donna M Vallone

Abstract

While youth and young adult e-cigarette use has risen in the U.S., few studies have explored e-cigarette cessation behavior. This study estimates quit attempts and intentions among young people (aged 15-36) since the rise of high-nicotine products, and examines factors associated with e-cigarette quit attempts and intentions. Current e-cigarette users (past 30-day use, not already quit) were drawn from a national probability-based cohort sample. Data were collected from September to December 2019 (n = 1158). Weighted proportions of past-year quit attempts, intentions to quit in next 30 days, and general intentions to quit (at some point) were calculated. Models estimated cessation outcomes with respect to harm perceptions, friend use, dependence, use frequency, combustible use and demographic factors. Among current e-cigarette users, 54.2% reported general intentions to quit, 15.3% reported intention to quit within 30 days, and 33.3% reported a past-year quit attempt. Past-year quit attempts were associated with higher levels of harm perceptions (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.08, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.49-2.92), dependence (aOR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.44-2.56) and daily use (28 + days) compared to infrequent use (1-5 days) (aOR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.12-0.43). General intentions to quit were positively associated with harm perceptions (aOR = 1.77, 95% CI: 1.23-2.56) and dependence (aOR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.41-2.52), and negatively associated with daily use compared to infrequent use (aOR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.19-0.65). Findings indicate that over half of young e-cigarette users want to quit, highlighting a critical need for policies and resources to promote and sustain e-cigarette cessation among young people.

Keywords: Cessation; E-cigarettes; Tobacco.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

© 2021 The Authors.

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