• Nicotine Tob. Res. · May 2015

    Prevalence and correlates of switching to another tobacco product to quit smoking cigarettes.

    • Gillian L Schauer, Ann M Malarcher, and Stephen D Babb.
    • Carter Consulting, Inc. contractor to: Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Emory University, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Atlanta, GA; vyc9@cdc.gov.
    • Nicotine Tob. Res. 2015 May 1; 17 (5): 622-7.

    IntroductionUsing nationally representative data, we assessed the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smokers who tried switching to smokeless tobacco (SLT) or to other combusted tobacco (OCT) products to quit.MethodsData came from 12,400 current or former adult smokers who made a quit attempt in the past year and responded to the 2010-2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Demographics and smoking characteristics were computed among those switching to SLT, switching to OCT, or trying to quit without using either strategy. Bivariate and multinomial logistic regression models identified correlates of using each strategy.ResultsOverall, 3.1% of smokers tried switching to SLT to quit, 2.2% tried switching to OCT, and 0.6% tried both strategies. Compared to those not using either switching strategy to try to quit, males were more likely than females to try switching to SLT or OCT; Blacks were less likely than Whites to try switching to SLT, but more likely to try switching to OCT; younger age groups were more likely to try switching to SLT or OCT; current someday smokers were more likely to have try switching to SLT (vs. everyday smokers), while recent former smokers were more likely to have tried switching to OCT. Both switching groups were more likely to have used cessation medication versus those not using switching strategies.ConclusionData suggest that switching to other tobacco products is a prevalent cessation approach; messages are needed to help clinicians encourage smokers who try to quit by switching to use evidence-based cessation approaches.© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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