A Scoping Review of Interventions for Tobacco Cessation Among African American Individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

African American individuals in the US have the highest rates of mortality from diseases such as lung cancer, coronary heart disease, and stroke compared with other minoritized people due to tobacco smoking. Evidence-based interventions are useful for reducing the burden of diseases by helping those who smoke to quit. Despite a higher motivation to quit, African American adult smokers have lower success rates and less access to evidence-based interventions. Hence, it is important to study the factors associated with unsuccessful quit attempts among this population and to search the literature for gaps that need to be addressed.

Recent findings

We identified 19 articles that focused on Quitlines and text messaging interventions to help African Americans to q

SUBMITTER: Upadhyay S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12075405 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature