Journal article
A qualitative study of using nicotine products for smoking cessation after discharge from residential drug and alcohol treatment in Australia
J Trigg, J Rich, E Williams, A Baker, L Bauld, R Borland, C Bullen, M Daglish, A Dunlop, C Gartner, D Jacka, D Lubman, V Manning, R McCrohan, C Segan, N Walker, B Bonevski
Drug and Alcohol Review | WILEY | Published : 2024
DOI: 10.1111/dar.13850
Abstract
Introduction: Tobacco smoking is highly prevalent among alcohol and other drugs (AOD) service clients and, despite interest in quitting, abstinence is rarely sustained. Nicotine products may assist after discharge from residential treatment services, but little is known about client receptivity to them. This study examined AOD withdrawal service clients' experiences of two types of nicotine products for smoking cessation post-discharge, combination nicotine replacement therapy (cNRT) and nicotine vaping products (NVP). Methods: We held semi-structured telephone interviews with 31 Australian AOD service clients in a clinical trial of a 12-week smoking cessation intervention using Quitline sup..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank the participants who shared their views and experiences as part of this research, and all site staff who described the study to their clients. The authors would like to thank Dr Eliza Skelton for her work on the NEAT trial protocol, Dr Nadine Ezard for involvement in the trial and Dr Joshua Garfield for assistance in trial implementation and recruitment. This study is registered with the Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN 12619001787178) and was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant GNT1160245. Coral Gartner and Joshua Trigg were also supported by NHMRC project grant GNT1198301. Open access publishing facilitated by Flinders University, as part of the Wiley - Flinders University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.