Reactions to a Nicotine Reduction Policy Among Adolescents Who Smoke: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Biden administration is pursuing a nicotine reduction policy in the United States to render cigarettes less addictive. In this study, we qualitatively investigated adolescents' subjective responses to very low nicotine content (VLNC) cigarettes, reasons for incomplete adherence to using them, and their expected responses to a nicotine reduction policy.

Aims and methods

Adolescents who smoke cigarettes daily (ages 15-19; N = 60) were enrolled in a 3-week double-blind randomized clinical trial and assigned to smoke either normal nicotine content or VLNC research cigarettes. Following the trial, 52 participants completed qualitative interviews about their reactions to the cigarettes and to the idea of a nicotine reduction policy. We utilized a template-style ap

SUBMITTER: Reed GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581997 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature