"I'm bored and I'm stressed": A qualitative study of exclusive smokers, ENDS users, and transitioning smokers or ENDS users in the time of COVID-19.

Lucy PopovaKatherine HendersonNikita KuteManu Singh-LooneyDavid L AshleyReed M ReynoldsPratibha NayakClaire Adams Spears

Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2021)

Smokers believe that cigarettes help them deal with the stresses and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This needs to be counteracted by educational campaigns to increase perceived harm of smoking, alternative stress-relief strategies, and mandated changes to the combusted tobacco products to make them less appealing.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
replacement therapy
coronavirus disease
sars cov
depressive symptoms
social support
physical activity
mental health
stress induced
respiratory syndrome coronavirus