Ever users versus never users of a "less risky" cigarette.
The authors surveyed 173 smokers who purchased and 114 smokers who knew about but did not purchase Eclipse--a tobacco industry product that is advertised as a reduced risk cigarette. Most low-tar/nicotine cigarette users who purchased Eclipse believed Eclipse was safer than low-tar/nicotine cigarettes both for their own health (73%) and for the health of others around them (86%). Additionally, many viewed Eclipse as a step toward quitting (53%). The authors did not identify robust predictors of Eclipse use. At 6 months follow-up, Eclipse users were as likely to have tried to quit as nonusers; however, the small sample size does not rule out the possibility that Eclipse use undermines quit attempts. The authors conclude that almost all users believe Eclipse is safer than low-tar cigarettes.
Hughes
John R
JR
Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401-1419, USA. john.hughes@uvm.edu
Keely
Josue P
JP
Callas
Peter W
PW
D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods