Vaping cessation support recommendations from adolescents who vape: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth vaping is a serious public health concern, being more prevalent than any other tobacco use. To inform cessation interventions, we explored what adolescents perceive as their reasons for quitting and strategies to help them quit.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 11 adolescents reporting vaping in the past 90 days and recruited from a high school in Massachusetts. Interviews were transcribed and dual-coded. Inductive thematic analysis was employed, and thematic summaries were prepared.

Results

Reasons adolescents reported for quitting included cost, experiencing "nic-sick" from nicotine withdrawal or excess intake, negative impacts on mood, concentration, or health, and experiencing symptoms of nicotine depen

SUBMITTER: Pbert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11181636 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature