Table 2.
Tobacco use characteristics among current cigarette smokers in residential SUD treatment in California who report ever vs. never blunt/spliff use.
| Mean (SD) or n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers reporting ever blunt spliff use (N=197) | Smokers reporting never blunt spliff use (N=132) | p-value | |
| Tobacco/Nicotine Use | |||
| Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) | 2.1 (1.3) | 2.0 (1.5) | 0.563 |
| Menthol as usual cigarette | 64 (32.5%) | 42 (31.8%) | 0.899 |
| Lifetime cigars/cigarillos1 | 168 (85.7%) | 68 (53.1%) | <0.0001 |
| Lifetime smokeless | 106 (53.8%) | 32 (24.2%) | <0.0001 |
| Lifetime e-cigarettes/vape pens1 | 150 (76.5%) | 58 (45.0%) | <0.0001 |
| Smoking cessation-related variables | |||
| Past year number of quit attempts | 4.5 (10.1) | 5.8 (13.2) | 0.343 |
| Main reason for quitting/cutting down1 | 0.373 | ||
| Treatment program requirement | 33 (16.8%) | 14 (10.7%) | |
| Cost of a pack of cigarettes | 33 (16.8%) | 19 (14.5%) | |
| Health concerns | 63 (32.1%) | 51 (38.9%) | |
| Family (pressure, encouragement, being a good model) | 15 (7.7%) | 16 (12.2%) | |
| Other reason | 26 (13.3%) | 15 (11.5%) | |
| I have not tried to reduce my smoking/quitting | 26 (13.3%) | 16 (12.2%) | |
| Methods Used for Quitting | |||
| Lifetime NRT use1 | 101 (51.3%) | 48 (36.6%) | 0.009 |
| Lifetime non-NRT medication1 | 16 (8.5%) | 11 (8.7%) | 0.935 |
| Lifetime e-cigarettes/vape pens use1 | 107 (55.7%) | 40 (31.0%) | <0.0001 |
| Lifetime California Smokers Helpline use1 | 15 (7.7%) | 12 (9.1%) | 0.642 |
| Readiness- Thinking of quitting next 30 days | 53 (26.9%) | 52 (39.4%) | 0.017 |
| Want help with quitting1 | 83 (42.1%) | 41 (31.3%) | 0.048 |
| Quitting part of personal treatment plan1 | 60 (30.6%) | 40 (30.3%) | 0.952 |
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Missing data: Lifetime cigars/cigarillos (5), Lifetime e-cigarettes/vape pens (4), Main reason for quitting/cutting down (2), Lifetime NRT use (1), Lifetime non-NRT medication (14), Lifetime e-cigarettes/vape pens use (8), Lifetime California Smokers Helpline use (1), Want help with quitting (1), Quitting part of personal treatment plan (1).