Table 2.
Motivations and methods to quit electronic cigarettes (ECs) and combustible cigarettes (CCs) among the respondents abstinent from ECs or CCs for the past 30 days with a history of dual use
| ECs (n=10) | CCs (n=10) | |
|---|---|---|
| Motivation to quit | ||
| Health | 6 | 9 |
| Money/cost | 6 | 6 |
| Reduce the risk from COVID-19 | 0 | 1 |
| Increased ECs | 0 | 1 |
| Increased other tobacco | 3 | 0 |
| Freedom from addiction | 0 | 4 |
| For another person | 0 | 1 |
| To perform better in school etc. | 0 | 0 |
| Negative experience while using | 1 | 1 |
| Difficulty obtaining | 0 | 0 |
| Embarrassed by my use | 3 | 2 |
| Didn’t like the taste or smell | 2 | 0 |
| Didn’t like it anymore | 3 | 1 |
| Other | ||
| Method used to quit | ||
| Cut down before quitting | 5 | 7 |
| Cold turkey* | 7 | 2 |
| Got advice from doctor | 1 | 2 |
| Switched to ECs | 0 | 2 |
| Switched to low nicotine pods | 0 | 0 |
| Used NRT | 1 | 3 |
| Read written material | 0 | 1 |
| Used an app | 1 | 1 |
| Went to counseling | 0 | 2 |
| Switched to different tobacco | 3 | 0 |
| Used bupropion | 0 | 0 |
| Used varenicline | 0 | 0 |
| Called a quitline | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
Respondents were instructed to ‘select all that apply’ and thus could select multiple responses.
*
Cold turkey: quit abruptly without help.
COVID-19: 2019 novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. NRT: nicotine replacement therapy. All participants from the USA and completed the Amazon Mechanical Turk survey for this study in April 2020.