What is the value of peer involvement in advancing tobacco harm reduction?
Journal article
Cox, S, Notley, C, Ross, L and Jakes, S (2019). What is the value of peer involvement in advancing tobacco harm reduction? Harm Reduction Journal. 16 (2). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0275-1
Authors | Cox, S, Notley, C, Ross, L and Jakes, S |
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Abstract | E-cigarettes are considered a disruptive technology [1], evidencing rapid growth in the financial market and attracting a distinct new customer base of would-be quitters, especially in Great Britain and the USA. Where use is permitted, and regulation is favourable to users [2], e-cigarettes have become the most popular method of smoking cessation [3] and for many are a long-term alternative to smoking [4]. Outside of a medical lens, vaping can be recreational, not just a smoking cessation aid [5]. Simply trying vaping has, for many, had the happy side effect of encouraging smoking cessation through a non-medicalised route. Despite the lack of early research endorsement and the absence of health messaging on e-cigarette use, smokers experimented with them anyway, with many making the switch and quitting smoking completely of their own accord. As the evidence supporting their use as a reduced risk product and a substitute for smoking grew, so too have the endorsements, such that the UK now leads the way in a ‘cautiously permissive’ stance towards the use of e-cigarettes [6, 7]. |
Keywords | Tobacco harm reduction; Vaping; Peer involvement |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Harm Reduction Journal |
Journal citation | 16 (2) |
Publisher | BMC |
ISSN | 1477-7517 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0275-1 |
Web address (URL) | https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-018-0275-1 |
Publication dates | |
07 Jan 2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Jan 2019 |
Accepted | 18 Dec 2018 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86807
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