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JUUL electronic cigarettes: Nicotine exposure and the user experience
- Source :
- Drug Alcohol Depend
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background As of March 2019, JUUL electronic cigarettes are the most popular e-cigarette on the U.S. market, but little is known of nicotine exposure and dependence on JUUL and user experience. Methods JUUL users participated in a community-based study involving questionnaires, saliva collection and a qualitative interview. Results Fifteen participants were enrolled (80% male, 53% White) and had an average age of 29.8 (standard deviation = 10) years. Daily exposure to nicotine assessed via salivary cotinine was similar to those reported for other e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette users in general. The majority reported low to moderate nicotine dependence. Qualitative interview themes included: the importance of social networks in adoption and use of the product; device features such as small size and vapor cloud reinforced product use; the product provided satisfaction compared to a tobacco cigarette; and a perceived sense of addiction to the product. Conclusions JUUL e-cigarettes expose users to levels of nicotine similar to other e-cigarettes but may be more satisfying due to unique device features. JUUL may be quite acceptable to tobacco cigarette smokers who are seeking to quit. However, it holds addictive potential and can reinforce long-term nicotine use.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Nicotine
NICOTINE EXPOSURE
media_common.quotation_subject
Personal Satisfaction
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Toxicology
Article
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
User experience design
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
030212 general & internal medicine
Daily exposure
Cotinine
Saliva
media_common
Pharmacology
business.industry
Qualitative interviews
Addiction
Tobacco Use Disorder
Middle Aged
Vapor cloud
Behavior, Addictive
Psychiatry and Mental health
chemistry
Female
Psychology
business
Reinforcement, Psychology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Clinical psychology
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03768716
- Volume :
- 203
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b070ed982efc406bd0e021ad0591c8dc