Ron Borland

Age as a predictor of quit attempts and quit success in smoking cessation: findings from the International Tobacco Control Four-Country survey (2002-14)

Lauren Arancini, Ron Borland, Michael Le Grande, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Seetal Dodd, Olivia M Dean, Michael Berk, Ann McNeill, Geoffrey T Fong, K Michael Cummings

Journal article  |  2021  |  Addiction

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Past research has found that young smokers are more likely to make quit attempts; however, there are conflict..

Characteristics and changes over time of nicotine vaping products used by vapers in the 2016 and 2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys.

Nicholas J Felicione, Brian Vincent Fix, Ann McNeill, K Michael Cummings, Maciej Lukasz Goniewicz, David Hammond, Ron Borland, Bryan W Heckman, Maansi Bansal-Travers, Shannon Gravely, Sara C Hitchman, David T Levy, Geoffrey T Fong, Richard O'Connor

Journal article  |  2021  |  Tobacco Control

OBJECTIVES: Regulation of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) varies between countries, impacting the availability and use of these pr..

Patterns of non-cigarette tobacco and nicotine use among current cigarette smokers and recent quitters: Findings from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey.

Lin Li, Ron Borland, K Michael Cummings, Shannon Gravely, Anne CK Quah, Geoffrey T Fong, Connor R Miller, Maciej L Goniewicz, Michael Le Grande, Ann McNeill

Journal article  |  2021  |  Nicotine & Tobacco Research

INTRODUCTION: This study explores patterns of use of non-cigarette tobacco and nicotine products among adult cigarette smokers and..

How does the use of flavored nicotine vaping products relate to progression towards quitting smoking? Findings from the 2016 and 2018 ITC 4CV Surveys.

Lin Li, Ron Borland, K Michael Cummings, Geoffrey T Fong, Shannon Gravely, Danielle M Smith, Maciej L Goniewicz, Richard J O'Connor, Mary E Thompson, Ann McNeill

Journal article  |  2021  |  Nicotine & Tobacco Research

INTRODUCTION: There is limited research on the role of flavors in nicotine vaping products (NVPs) in relation to smoking. We exami..

'It's all the other stuff!' How smokers understand (and misunderstand) chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke

Bill King, Ron Borland, Kylie Morphett, Coral Gartner, Kelly L Fielding, Richard J O'Connor, Kim Romijnders, Reinskje Talhout

Journal article  |  2021  |  Public Understanding of Science

Many people understand chemicals as entities that do not occur naturally, and which are also invariably toxic. Tobacco control mes..

QuitNic: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Nicotine Vaping Products With Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation Following Residential Detoxification.

Billie Bonevski, Victoria Manning, Olivia Wynne, Coral Gartner, Ron Borland, Amanda L Baker, Catherine J Segan, Eliza Skelton, Lyndell Moore, Ramez Bathish, Simon Chiu, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Dan I Lubman

Journal article  |  2021  |  Nicotine and Tobacco Research

INTRODUCTION: The QuitNic pilot trial aimed to test the feasibility of providing a nicotine vaping product (NVP) compared with com..

Attitudes towards a hypothetical 'clean nicotine' product and harm reduction among smokers.

Kylie Morphett, Cheneal Puljević, Ron Borland, Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall, Coral Gartner

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Drug Policy

BACKGROUND: Cleaner nicotine delivery devices, such as nicotine vaping products (NVPs), could expose smokers to less harm than com..

Predictive Power of Dependence Measures for Quitting Smoking. Findings From the 2016 to 2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys.

Michael Le Grande, Ron Borland, Hua-Hie Yong, K Michael Cummings, Ann McNeill, Mary E Thompson, Geoffrey T Fong

Journal article  |  2021  |  Nicotine & Tobacco Research

INTRODUCTION: To test whether urges to smoke and perceived addiction to smoking have independent predictive value for quit attempt..

Trends in Social Norms Towards Smoking Between 2002 and 2015 Among Daily Smokers: Findings From the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey (ITC 4C).

Katherine A East, Sara C Hitchman, Ann McNeill, Stuart G Ferguson, Hua-Hie Yong, K Michael Cummings, Geoffrey T Fong, Ron Borland

Journal article  |  2021  |  Nicotine & Tobacco Research

OBJECTIVE: To assess trends in daily smokers' social norms and opinions of smoking between 2002 and 2015 in Canada, the United Sta..

Costs of vaping: evidence from ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey

Kai-Wen Cheng, Ce Shang, Hye Myung Lee, Frank J Chaloupka, Geoffrey T Fong, Ron Borland, Bryan W Heckman, Sara C Hitchman, Richard J O'Connor, David T Levy, K Michael Cummings

Journal article  |  2021  |  Tobacco Control

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To compare the prices paid for nicotine vaping products (NVPs) and supplies among current NVP users to prices pa..