Assessment of throat-hit and desire to switch from tobacco to e-cigarette during blind test of e-liquid and e-cigarette

Dautzenberg, Bertrand; Scheck, Aledandre; Kayal, Céline; Dautzenberg, Marie-Dominique

doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.oa280

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“…For example, the harshness of the unflavoured e-liquid was discussed by participants. Previous research has shown that harshness of e-liquids is a quality that is disliked by people who use e-cigarettes [29], but throat hits can be pleasant or unpleasant for people who smoke, and finding the optimal throat hit is associated with increased desire to quit smoking using e-cigarettes [16]. Our results suggest unflavoured e-liquids may be too harsh for people who use e-cigarette who have adjusted to less harsh, flavoured e-liquids and not harsh enough for some people who smoke who enjoy a strong throat hit.…”

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Exploring the opinions and potential impact of unflavoured e-liquid on smoking cessation among people who smoke and smoking relapse among people who previously smoked and now use e-cigarettes: findings from a UK-based mixed methods study

Khouja,

Dyer,

Havill

et al. 2024

Harm Reduct J

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Background Although electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) appear to be effective in helping people who smoke to stop smoking, concerns about use of e-cigarettes among young people have led to restrictions on non-tobacco flavoured e-liquids in some countries and some US states. These restrictions could reduce the appeal of these products to non-smoking youth but could have negative consequences for people who smoke or use e-cigarettes. Methods In this mixed methods study, we recruited UK adults who smoked or used to smoke and subsequently vaped to explore their opinions of unflavoured e-liquids and their beliefs about how they would be impacted by hypothetical e-liquid flavour restrictions. Participants trialled an unflavoured e-liquid instead of their usual nicotine product for four hours and completed a survey and an online interview. Results Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis and graphically presented data, we found differences in participants’ opinions of unflavoured e-liquid. If only unflavoured, tobacco flavoured, and menthol flavoured e-liquids remained on the UK market, some people who smoke or vape may be unaffected, but some may relapse to smoking or continue smoking. Despite most wanting to prevent young people from initiating vaping, participants had varying opinions on whether flavour restrictions would be an effective method. Conclusions The findings highlight that people who smoke and vape could be impacted by flavour restrictions in a range of ways, some of which could have a potential adverse impact on harm reduction efforts in the UK (e.g., by making smoking more appealing than vaping).

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Exploring the opinions and potential impact of unflavoured e-liquid on smoking cessation among people who smoke and smoking relapse among people who previously smoked and now use e-cigarettes: findings from a UK-based mixed methods study

Khouja,

Dyer,

Havill

et al. 2024

Harm Reduct J

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“…However, P025S said, "There was no coughing or that harshness which is something you have when you have a cigarette" and P022S agreed "it didn't really give that hit on the erm… throat that the cigarettes normally give you." Previous research has shown that harshness of e-liquids is a quality that is disliked by e-cigarette users (Kim et al, 2016), but throat hits can be pleasant or unpleasant for smokers, and nding the optimal throat hit is associated with increased desire to quit smoking using e-cigarettes (Dautzenberg, Scheck, Kayal, & Dautzenberg, 2015). Un avoured eliquids may be too harsh for e-cigarette users who have adjusted to less harsh, avoured e-liquids and not harsh enough for some smokers who enjoy a strong throat hit.…”

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Exploring the opinions and potential impact of unflavoured e-liquid on smoking cessation among UK smokers and smoking relapse among UK e-cigarette users: Findings from a qualitative study

Khouja

Dyer

Havill³

et al. 2022

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Background Although electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) appear to be effective in helping smokers to stop smoking, concerns about use of e-cigarettes among young people have led to restrictions on non-tobacco flavoured e-liquids in some countries. However, these restrictions could reduce the appeal of these products to non-smoking youth but could have unintended consequences for smokers and e-cigarette users (vapers). Methods In this qualitative study, we aimed to explore smokers’ and vapers’ opinions of unflavoured e-liquids and their beliefs about how they would be impacted by hypothetical e-liquid flavour restrictions. UK adult smokers and vapers trialled an unflavoured e-liquid instead of their usual nicotine product for four hours and completed a survey and an online interview. Results Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis and graphically presented data, we found differences in smokers’ and vapers’ opinions of unflavoured e-liquid. If only unflavoured, tobacco flavoured, and menthol flavoured e-liquids remained on the UK market, some smokers and vapers may be unaffected, but some may be at a greater risk of relapsing to smoking or continuing smoking. Despite wanting to protect children from the harms of vaping, there was disagreement about whether flavour restrictions would be an effective method. Conclusions The findings indicate a potential adverse impact on smoking rates if e-liquid flavour restrictions are implemented in the UK.

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Assessment of throat-hit and desire to switch from tobacco to e-cigarette during blind test of e-liquid and e-cigarette

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Exploring the opinions and potential impact of unflavoured e-liquid on smoking cessation among people who smoke and smoking relapse among people who previously smoked and now use e-cigarettes: findings from a UK-based mixed methods study

Exploring the opinions and potential impact of unflavoured e-liquid on smoking cessation among people who smoke and smoking relapse among people who previously smoked and now use e-cigarettes: findings from a UK-based mixed methods study

Exploring the opinions and potential impact of unflavoured e-liquid on smoking cessation among UK smokers and smoking relapse among UK e-cigarette users: Findings from a qualitative study

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