Interest in Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder in Buprenorphine Treatment: A Mixed-Methods Investigation.
Joanna M StreckSusan ReganJordan NeilSara KalkhoranPriya S GuptaBenjamin BearnotFaith K CokerKelly M KalagherElyse R ParkSarah WakemanNancy A RigottiPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2022)
Individuals in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) have high smoking rates and limited success with existing smoking cessation tools, suggesting a need for novel cessation treatment approaches. In this mixed-methods study of individuals receiving medication treatment for OUD with buprenorphine in Massachusetts in 2020, we found a moderate level of acceptability of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.