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Contextualizing Changes in e-Cigarette Use During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic and Accompanying Infodemic (“So Much Contradictory Evidence”): Qualitative Document Analysis of Reddit Forums

Contextualizing Changes in e-Cigarette Use During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic and Accompanying Infodemic (“So Much Contradictory Evidence”): Qualitative Document Analysis of Reddit Forums

Globally, the pandemic influenced multiple addictive behaviors, including alcohol consumption [11,12], gambling [13], cannabis use [14,15], and tobacco and nicotine use [12,16-20].

Shannon Lea Watkins, Katherine Snodgrass, Lexi Fahrion, Emily Shaw

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e66010

Proximal Effects of a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Smoking Cessation With Wearable Sensors: Microrandomized Trial

Proximal Effects of a Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Smoking Cessation With Wearable Sensors: Microrandomized Trial

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Although the prevalence of smoking has decreased dramatically over the past several decades, 12.5% of the US adult population continues to smoke [1]. Novel smoking cessation interventions are needed, and one approach is to target key precipitants of lapse and relapse that may ultimately lead to long-term abstinence.

Christine Vinci, Steve K Sutton, Min-Jeong Yang, Sarah R Jones, Santosh Kumar, David W Wetter

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2025;13:e55379

Large Language Models’ Accuracy in Emulating Human Experts’ Evaluation of Public Sentiments about Heated Tobacco Products on Social Media: Evaluation Study

Large Language Models’ Accuracy in Emulating Human Experts’ Evaluation of Public Sentiments about Heated Tobacco Products on Social Media: Evaluation Study

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are emerging tobacco products that heat processed tobacco leaves, enabling users to breathe nicotine into their lungs [1]. As these products gain global market share at a rapid pace, their potential impacts on tobacco prevention and cessation initiatives are becoming an important topic of public debate [2].

Kwanho Kim, Soojong Kim

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e63631

Utilization and Experiences of Using Quit Now, a Nicotine and Tobacco Smoking Cessation Website: Thematic Analysis

Utilization and Experiences of Using Quit Now, a Nicotine and Tobacco Smoking Cessation Website: Thematic Analysis

To achieve meaningful reductions in tobacco-related morbidity and mortality, we must increase both the number of individuals who attempt to quit and the success rate of those attempts. Guidelines recommend combining pharmacotherapies with behavioral interventions to enhance the effectiveness of smoking cessation attempts [6,7]. Web-based programs have emerged as a valuable tool in this context.

Tala Salaheddin, Ramona H Sharma, Marcela Fajardo, Cameron Panter, Lauren De Souza, Sheila Kanyevu Matano, Laura Struik

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e55592

Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Three types of tobacco sticks were sold: amber/regular (nonmenthol), green/smooth menthol (menthol), and blue/fresh menthol (menthol). At the end of August 2021, the tobacco sticks were available in 4842 third-party retail outlets, and the THS devices were available in 1235 third-party retail outlets.

Hui G Cheng, Brendan Noggle, Andrea R Vansickel, Edward G Largo, Pierpaolo Magnani

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e57398

Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative Study

Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative Study

Black or African American (hereafter referred to as Black) adults who smoke experience significant tobacco-related health disparities [1]. Black adults who smoke are at higher risk for tobacco-related death and disease, including lung cancer [2,3], heart disease, and stroke [4]. On average, Black adults who smoke initiate smoking later in life and smoke fewer cigarettes per day relative to their European American or White counterparts [5,6].

Marshall K Cheney, Adam C Alexander, Lorra Garey, Matthew W Gallagher, Emily T Hébert, Anka A Vujanovic, Krista M Kezbers, Cameron T Matoska, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael S Businelle

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e53566

Assessing the Adherence of ChatGPT Chatbots to Public Health Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: Content Analysis

Assessing the Adherence of ChatGPT Chatbots to Public Health Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: Content Analysis

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death, disability, and disease burden in the United States and globally [1]. Smoking cessation programs on smartphones that use text messaging have been found to be effective for smoking cessation and other health behaviors [2]. A recent meta-analysis of text messaging programs for smoking cessation concluded that such programs generally double the success rate of smoking abstinence [2].

Lorien C Abroms, Artin Yousefi, Christina N Wysota, Tien-Chin Wu, David A Broniatowski

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e66896

Concerns Over Vuse e-Cigarette Digital Marketing and Implications for Public Health Regulation: Content Analysis

Concerns Over Vuse e-Cigarette Digital Marketing and Implications for Public Health Regulation: Content Analysis

Vuse-branded e-cigarettes were launched in 2013 by the British American Tobacco, owned by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company (RJRV). The Vuse family of products, including Vuse Solo, Alto, Ciro, and Vibe, has gained in popularity, with data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey showing that Vuse are some of the most commonly used e-cigarettes among adolescents, with 20.7% of adolescents having reported using Vuse in 2023 [1].

Eileen Han, Lauren K Lempert, Francesca Vescia, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e54661

Predicting Early Dropout in a Digital Tobacco Cessation Intervention: Replication and Extension Study

Predicting Early Dropout in a Digital Tobacco Cessation Intervention: Replication and Extension Study

This study aimed to conceptually replicate and extend Bricker et al [6] by applying the best-performing model from their analyses to a large, real-world dataset from a tobacco cessation intervention that includes both web and SMS text messaging components. While Bricker et al [6] conceived of the log-in measure as a single, unifying measure across digital platforms, it is exclusively web or app based and does not account for the multimodal nature of many tobacco cessation interventions.

Linda Q Yu, Michael S Amato, George D Papandonatos, Sarah Cha, Amanda L Graham

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e54248

Author's Reply: Expanding the Scope: Reflections on Digital Smoking Cessation Strategies for Diverse Age Groups

Author's Reply: Expanding the Scope: Reflections on Digital Smoking Cessation Strategies for Diverse Age Groups

We focused on an older adult (≥65 years) population not to discount the importance of expanding digital cessation treatment among younger adults, but rather to focus on an underserved population in the field of tobacco cessation. For decades, older adults have been ignored by antitobacco public health initiatives, given a focus on tobacco prevention in adolescence and ageist misconceptions that cessation does not benefit health in later life [3].

Margaret C Fahey

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e67749