JUUL E-Cigarette Quit Attempts and Cessation Perceptions in College Student JUUL E-Cigarette Users.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Pulvers
K, Correa JB, Krebs P, El Shahawy O, Marez C, Doran N, Myers M.
JUUL E-Cigarette Quit
Attempts and Cessation Perceptions in College Student JUUL E-Cigarette Users.
Am J Health Promot. 2020 Dec 23:890117120982408. doi: 10.1177/0890117120982408.
Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33353369.
Purpose. This
study describes the frequency of JUUL e-cigarette (referred to as JUUL) quit
attempts and identifies characteristics associated with confidence in quitting
and perceived difficulty quitting JUUL.
Design.
Cross-sectional study from a self-administered online survey.
Setting.
Two public southern California universities.
Participants.
A total of 1,001 undergraduate students completed the survey from February to
May 2019.
Measures.
Self-report measures about JUUL included use, history of quit attempts, time to
first use, perceived difficulty with cessation/reduction, and confidence in
quitting.
Analysis.
Binary logistic regressions were used to identify demographic and
tobacco-related behavioral correlates of JUUL cessation-related perceptions and
behaviors.
Results.
Nearly half of ever-JUUL users (47.8%) reported a JUUL quit attempt. Adjusting
for demographic factors and other tobacco product use, shorter time to first
JUUL use after waking was associated with lower confidence in quitting JUUL
(aOR = 0.02, 0.00-0.13) and greater perceived difficulty in quitting JUUL (aOR
= 8.08, 2.15-30.35). Previous JUUL quit attempt history was also associated
with greater odds of perceived difficulty quitting JUUL (aOR = 5.97,
1.74-20.53).
Conclusions. History
of JUUL quit attempts among college students was common. Those who had
previously tried quitting were more likely to perceive difficulty with
cessation. Time to first JUUL use, a marker of dependence, was linked with
greater perceived cessation difficulty and lower confidence in quitting. These findings
suggest that there is a need for cessation and relapse prevention support for
college student JUUL users.
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