E-Cigarette Use among Current Smokers Experiencing Homelessness

Two-thirds of cigarette smokers experiencing homelessness report using alternative tobacco products, including blunts, cigarillos (little cigars) or roll-your-own tobacco or electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes. We examined attitudes toward e-cigarette use and explored whether e...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-04, Vol.18 (7), p.3691
Main Authors: Durazo, Arturo, Hartman-Filson, Marlena, Elser, Holly, Alizaga, Natalie M, Vijayaraghavan, Maya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cigarette smoking
Cigarettes
Drug addiction
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
FDA approval
Feasibility studies
Homeless people
Homeless Persons
Homelessness
Humans
Intervention
Nicotine
Population
Questionnaires
San Francisco - epidemiology
Smokers
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Tobacco
Tobacco Products
Vaping
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Summary:Two-thirds of cigarette smokers experiencing homelessness report using alternative tobacco products, including blunts, cigarillos (little cigars) or roll-your-own tobacco or electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes. We examined attitudes toward e-cigarette use and explored whether e-cigarette use patterns were associated with past-year cigarette quit attempts among current smokers experiencing homelessness. Among the 470 current cigarette smokers recruited from homeless service sites in San Francisco, 22.1% ( = 65) reported the use of e-cigarettes in the past 30 days ('dual users'). Compared to cigarette-only smokers, dual users considered e-cigarettes to be safer than cigarettes. Patterns of e-cigarette use, including the number of times used per day, duration of use during the day, manner of use and nicotine concentration were not associated with past-year cigarette quit attempts. Studies that examine the motivations for use of e-cigarettes, particularly for their use as smoking cessation aids, could inform interventions for tobacco use among people experiencing homelessness.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18073691