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Non-cigarette Tobacco Product Dependence

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 June 2023) | Viewed by 3570

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Melissa Blank

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Guest Editor
Department of psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Interests: electronic nicotine delivery systems; polytobacco use; regulatory science
Dr. Eric Soule

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Guest Editor
Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Interests: electronic cigarettes; non-cigarette tobacco products; tobacco regulatory science; novel/emerging substance use products

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The substantial decline in cigarette smoking over the past few decades has not been observed for other tobacco products (e.g. cigars, hookah, smokeless/oral, electronic cigarettes). Many of these non-cigarette products are popular among youth and young adults, some of whom have minimal cigarette smoking experience. Little is known about their dependence potential and how it may differ compared to cigarette dependence, and even less work is available that addresses product-specific intervention or cessation efforts. This Special Issue is seeking submissions focused on non-cigarette tobacco product dependence and cessation. Examples of responsive topics include: indicators of dependence (e.g. product-specific signs/symptoms or behaviors); characterization of tolerance and/or withdrawal; nicotine delivery capabilities; quit interest, plans, attempts, and/or outcomes; reasons for quitting (e.g. health, financial); and experiences with cessation methods (e.g. cold turkey, pharmacotherapy).

Disclaimer: We will not accept research funded in part or full by any tobacco companies in this Special Issue. For more details, please see https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2831/htm

Dr. Melissa Blank
Dr. Eric Soule
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • dependence
  • cessation
  • withdrawal
  • smokeless
  • electronic cigarettes
  • cigars
  • hookah

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“I Crave a Blunt, I Don’t Crave a Cigarillo”: A Focus Group Study on Perceptions of Nicotine and Addiction among US Adults Who Currently Smoke Little Cigars or Cigarillos
by Emily E. Hackworth, Charity A. Ntansah, Katherine C. Henderson, Di Pei, Reed M. Reynolds, Hue Trong Duong, Bo Yang, David L. Ashley, James F. Thrasher and Lucy Popova
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 5086; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065086 - 14 Mar 2023
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While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s proposal to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes is gaining traction, it is still undetermined whether the policy will also include other combustible tobacco products, such as little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs), and how such [...] Read more.
While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s proposal to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes is gaining traction, it is still undetermined whether the policy will also include other combustible tobacco products, such as little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs), and how such a policy should be communicated given the patterns of use and perceptions around LCCs. This study examined perceptions of nicotine and addiction related to LCC use and involved data collection from eight semi-structured virtual focus groups conducted in Summer 2021 in the US. Participants were adults who reported past-30-day use of LCCs, consisting of African American males (n = 9), African American females (n = 9), white males (n = 14), and white females (n = 11). Participants discussed their perceptions of nicotine and addiction in general and in relation to LCC use. Inductive thematic analysis of transcripts was conducted. Differences across race and sex groups were examined. Participants did not consider nicotine to be a characterizing feature of LCCs; rather, they generally associated nicotine with cigarettes. Participants’ views of nicotine and addiction related to LCCs were discussed along four dimensions: context of use, frequency of use, the presence of cravings, and whether a product is modified (e.g., by adding marijuana). Social and infrequent use, a lack of cravings, and the use of LCCs for marijuana were considered indicative of a lack of addiction and reasons not to be concerned about nicotine in LCCs. Because perceptions of nicotine and addiction related to LCCs differ from those of cigarettes, communications about a reduced nicotine policy that includes LCCs should consider these differences to ensure the policy is understood by people who currently use LCCs and to prevent people who use cigarettes from switching to LCCs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Non-cigarette Tobacco Product Dependence)
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Providers’ Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use Intervention Practices in Relation to Beliefs about Patients, Prioritization of and Skills for Intervention, and Referral Knowledge in Texas Healthcare Centers Providing Care to Persons with Behavioral Health Needs
by Midhat Z. Jafry, Sean M. Reuven, Maggie Britton, Tzuan A. Chen, Isabel Martinez Leal, Anastasia Rogova, Bryce Kyburz, Teresa Williams, Mayuri Patel and Lorraine R. Reitzel
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(21), 14269; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114269 - 1 Nov 2022
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Rates of non-cigarette (colloquially, other) tobacco use is elevated among adults with behavioral health conditions. Little is known about whether behavioral health providers are using brief interventions, including the evidence-based 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) for other tobacco use, or what [...] Read more.
Rates of non-cigarette (colloquially, other) tobacco use is elevated among adults with behavioral health conditions. Little is known about whether behavioral health providers are using brief interventions, including the evidence-based 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) for other tobacco use, or what provider factors may be associated with use of these interventions. The current study redressed this gap. Overall, 86 providers in Texas (9 Federally Qualified Health Centers, 16 Local Mental Health Authorities (LMHAs) that provide a broad range of mental and behavioral health services, 6 substance use treatment programs in LMHAs, and 55 stand-alone substance use treatment programs) took a survey assessing their beliefs regarding (1) patients’ concerns about other tobacco use; (2) their desire to quit; (3) importance of intervening on other tobacco use with cessation counseling; (4) perceived skills to intervene; (5) knowledge of referral options for treatment. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the association between each factor and use of the 5As. Results showed that 70.9% of providers asked patients about other tobacco use status, 65.1% advised them to quit, 59.3% assessed quit interest, 54.7% assisted with a quit attempt, and 31.4% arranged a follow-up. Providers who believed patients were concerned about other tobacco use, recognized the importance of offering other tobacco use cessation counseling, believed they had the necessary skills to treat other tobacco use, and possessed knowledge of referral options, respectively, were more likely to deliver the 5As (ps < 0.05). Results add to a limited literature on provider intervention practices for other tobacco use in settings where behavioral health care is provided, highlighting the significance of provider beliefs, perceived skills, and referral knowledge to care delivery. Findings reveal opportunities to increase delivery of the 5As for other tobacco use to behavioral health patients and suggest provider factors that could be targeted to build this capacity. Full article
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