Abstract
It is unknown whether first-generation electronic cigarettes reduce smoking urges and withdrawal symptoms following a 24 h deprivation period. This study tested whether a first-generation electronic cigarette reduces smoking urges and withdrawal symptoms in cigarette smokers. Following 24 h of tobacco deprivation, using a within-subjects design, eight nontreatment seeking tobacco cigarette smokers (3 females) administered 10 puffs from a conventional cigarette or a first-generation electronic cigarette containing liquid with 0, 8 or 16 mg/ml nicotine. Conventional cigarettes ameliorated smoking urges and electronic cigarettes did not, regardless of nicotine concentration. First-generation electronic cigarettes may not effectively substitute for conventional cigarettes in reducing smoking urges, regardless of nicotine concentration.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-26-2017
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6748948
Funding Information
This study was supported by UL1TR000117 awarded to Dr. Kelly by the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Lexington, Kentucky.
Repository Citation
Harvanko, Arit M.; Martin, Catherine A.; Kryscio, Richard J.; Stoops, William W.; Lile, Joshua A.; and Kelly, Thomas H., "A Prototypical First-Generation Electronic Cigarette Does Not Reduce Reports of Tobacco Urges or Withdrawal Symptoms Among Cigarette Smokers" (2017). Psychology Faculty Publications. 142.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_facpub/142
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Journal of Addiction, v. 2017, article ID 6748948, p. 1-6.
Copyright © 2017 Arit M. Harvanko et al.
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