Table 2.

Vaporized nicotine (VN): reasons for initiation, context for use, cessation, and concurrent tobacco cigarette (TC) use

Participant #	Gender*	Age	Reason_Start	Context for use	Stopped TC?	Reduced TC?	Stopped VN?	Concurrent VN/TC?
1	Male	36	less nicotine and carcinogens than TCs	all day long, when drinking, when can’t smoke socially	no	yes	no	yes
2	Male	29	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health, social stigmaof TCs, liked VN smell	when drinking, after meals, watching movies	no	yes	no	yes
3	Male	59	to avoid smoking TCs/preserve health while in detox, social pressure	all day long, start in AM until just before bed, something to hold in hands and fidget with	yes	N/A	no	no
4	Male	47	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health	social gatherings and/or in the evenings, “me time”, to “de-stress”	yes	N/A	no	no
5	Female	57	to reduce smoking TCs/preserve health	4 puffs per day for nicotine cravings	no	yes	no	yes
6	Male	37	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health	5 or 6 times per day, take a few puffs to reduce stress	yes, then restarted	NA	yes	no
7	Female	50	to reduce smoking TCs/preserve health	VN in morning, TC before bed, smokes pack of TC each day	no	no	yes	no
8	Male	27	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health, liked VN flavor	a few puffs every hour indoors at home for stress and boredom relief	yes, then restarted	N/A	yes	no
9	Male	56	to quit smoking/preserve health, alternative to nicotine, remove smell/discoloration from household, social pressure	after meals, indoors at home	no	yes	no	yes
10	Female	36	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health	driving, boredom, inside house	no	yes	yes	no
11	Female	45	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health after major health problem	all day long	yes	N/A	no	no
12	Male	32	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health, family health crisis	when in places where can’t smoke	no	yes	no	yes
13	Female	30	to reduce smoking TCs/preserve health, peer influence, curiosity, desire to avoid smell	at work, in car	no	yes	yes	no
14	Male	48	to not smell like TCs at work (service industry), peer influence	after meal, work break	yes, then restarted	N/A	yes	no
15	Male	46	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health, less chemicals, to not smell like TCs at work (Uber driver), family/peers switched, reduce house smell	at home, in car	yes	N/A	no	no
16	Male	35	healthier than smoking TCs/preserve health, peers started	at home	yes	N/A	no	no
17	Male	43	to quit smoking/preserve health, had health crisis	all day long	yes	NA	yes	no
18	Male	47	to reduce smoking TCs/preserve health	at home, with coffee	no	yes	no	yes
19	Male	61	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health, alternative to nicotine, peers started	in car, work break, after meals	no	yes	no	yes
20	Male	32	to reduce smoking TCs/preserve health, alternative to nicotine	when doing crystal meth	no	yes	no	yes
21	Female	34	to quit smoking TCs/preserve health, had bad reaction to patch	drinking alcohol, or outside for break	no	no, increased	no	yes
22	Transgender female	32	to reduce smoking TCs/preserve health, alternative to nicotine	all day long, outside, when stressed	no	yes	no	yes
23	Female	44	to quit smoking	all day long, also wakes up at night to vape	no	no	yes	no
24	Male	34	to quit smoking, less coughing, cheaper, peers started	all day long, first thing in AM, after class, on breaks, when anxious, when hungry, when needs to think	yes	N/A	no	no

^*cisgender unless specified