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. 2017 Apr 13:14:E32.
doi: 10.5888/pcd14.160600.

Quit Methods Used by US Adult Cigarette Smokers, 2014-2016

Ralph S Caraballo  1 , Paul R Shafer  2   3 , Deesha Patel  4 , Kevin C Davis  2 , Timothy A McAfee  5
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Quit Methods Used by US Adult Cigarette Smokers, 2014-2016

Ralph S Caraballo et al. Prev Chronic Dis. .

Abstract

To quantify the prevalence of 10 quit methods commonly used by adult cigarette smokers, we used data from a nationally representative longitudinal (2014-2016) online survey of US adult cigarette smokers (n = 15,943). Overall, 74.7% of adult current cigarette smokers used multiple quit methods during their most recent quit attempt. Giving up cigarettes all at once (65.3%) and reducing the number of cigarettes smoked (62.0%) were the most prevalent methods. Substituting some cigarettes with e-cigarettes was used by a greater percentage of smokers than the nicotine patch, nicotine gum, or other cessation aids approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Further research into the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid is warranted.

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