1. Addiction Treatment Clients’ Reactions to Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs
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Anna Pagano, Catherine Henderson, Noah R. Gubner, Joseph Guydish, Barbara Tajima, and Deborah Yip
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Health (social science) ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Population ,Psychological intervention ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Article ,Drug Abuse ,Substance Misuse ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Clinical Research ,Tobacco ,Psychology ,Medicine ,addiction treatment ,030212 general & internal medicine ,education ,Psychiatry ,Addiction treatment ,Cancer ,education.field_of_study ,030505 public health ,Tobacco Smoke and Health ,business.industry ,Prevention ,Substance Abuse ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Cognition ,medicine.disease ,Focus group ,smoking cessation ,Brain Disorders ,Substance abuse ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Mental Health ,Public Health and Health Services ,Smoking cessation ,Substance use ,Drug Abuse (NIDA only) ,0305 other medical science ,business ,graphic warning labels - Abstract
© The Author(s) 2017. Graphic warning labels (GWLs) on cigarette packs have been tested among diverse groups at high risk for tobacco use. However, little is known about the effectiveness of GWL interventions for persons with substance use disorders, whose smoking prevalence is 3 to 4 times that of the general population. After a experimental study which exposed clients in residential addiction treatment to GWLs for 30 days, we conducted five focus groups with trial participants (N=33) to explore how exposure to the labels may have impacted their readiness to quit smoking. Focus group interviews were analyzed thematically. Interviewees reported that GWLs were more effective than text-based warnings for increasing quit intentions due to greater cognitive and emotional impact. Male and female interviewees expressed gender-specific reactions to the labels. Addiction treatment programs are a strategic site for GWL and other tobacco interventions due to the tobacco-vulnerable populations they serve.
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- 2017
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