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Smokers who have not tried alternative nicotine products: a 2019 survey of adults in Great Britain
Erikas Simonavicius
King's College London
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6323-3659
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Aims: Switching from smoking to using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), electronic cigarettes (e‑cigarettes) or heated tobacco products can reduce tobacco-related health risks. However, not all smokers in Great Britain have tried these products. This study aimed to identify and describe smokers who have never tried alternative nicotine products.
Methods: We analysed cross-sectional survey data of smokers (n=1777) from a representative adult sample from Great Britain. The online survey was run in March 2019. The proportion of smokers who had never used alternative nicotine products was measured. A multivariate logistic regression assessed the association between never having used alternative nicotine products and sociodemographic and smoking characteristics and motivation to stop smoking.
Results: One in four smokers (27.8%, 95% CI: 25.8%–29.9%) had never tried NRT, e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products. These smokers were more commonly from Black and Minority than White ethnic groups (AOR=1.55; 95% CI: 1.02–2.31), were more likely to smoke up to 10 versus more cigarettes per day (AOR=1.52; 95% CI: 1.14–2.03) and to report low versus moderate or high motivation to stop smoking (AOR=1.79; 95% CI: 1.20–2.74).
Conclusion: Light smokers, those unmotivated to stop and smokers from Black and Minority ethnic groups are less likely to have ever tried alternative nicotine products. Different approaches are needed to facilitate harm reduction and smoking cessation among these groups of smokers.
Keywords
nicotine, smoking, e-cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy, harm reduction
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Brief report
Smokers who have not tried alternative nicotine products: a 2019 survey of adults in Great Britain
Erikas Simonavicius
King's College London
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6323-3659
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CURRENT STATUS: Published
Version 2
Posted 01 Jun, 2020
Published
On 14 Jul, 2020
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Accept
On 05 Jun, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 04 Jun, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 28 May, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 25 May, 2020
Editor assigned
On 22 May, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 21 May, 2020
Editor invited
On 21 May, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 21 Apr, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 20 Apr, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 16 Apr, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 08 Apr, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 03 Apr, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 31 Mar, 2020
Editor assigned
On 04 Mar, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 03 Mar, 2020
Editor invited
On 03 Mar, 2020
First submitted
On 02 Mar, 2020
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PDF Downloads: ...
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This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
View the published version at Harm Reduction Journal.
Aims: Switching from smoking to using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), electronic cigarettes (e‑cigarettes) or heated tobacco products can reduce tobacco-related health risks. However, not all smokers in Great Britain have tried these products. This study aimed to identify and describe smokers who have never tried alternative nicotine products.
Methods: We analysed cross-sectional survey data of smokers (n=1777) from a representative adult sample from Great Britain. The online survey was run in March 2019. The proportion of smokers who had never used alternative nicotine products was measured. A multivariate logistic regression assessed the association between never having used alternative nicotine products and sociodemographic and smoking characteristics and motivation to stop smoking.
Results: One in four smokers (27.8%, 95% CI: 25.8%–29.9%) had never tried NRT, e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products. These smokers were more commonly from Black and Minority than White ethnic groups (AOR=1.55; 95% CI: 1.02–2.31), were more likely to smoke up to 10 versus more cigarettes per day (AOR=1.52; 95% CI: 1.14–2.03) and to report low versus moderate or high motivation to stop smoking (AOR=1.79; 95% CI: 1.20–2.74).
Conclusion: Light smokers, those unmotivated to stop and smokers from Black and Minority ethnic groups are less likely to have ever tried alternative nicotine products. Different approaches are needed to facilitate harm reduction and smoking cessation among these groups of smokers.