March 25, 2022
Richard Miech discusses adolescents’ failed attempts at quitting nicotine
Richard Miech discussed his new Monitoring the Future research in the U.S. News & World Report. The researchers found a greater prevalence of failed attempts at quitting nicotine among teens and these failed attempts were largely driven by attempts to quit e-cigarettes. Miech says, “Unfortunately we are seeing that with e-cigarettes, more kids are struggling with nicotine. With e-cigarettes we have gone backwards, quite substantially.”
Related research:
Richard Miech, Adam M. Leventhal, Patrick M. O’Malley, Lloyd D. Johnston, and Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis (2022). Failed Attempts to Quit Combustible Cigarettes and e-Cigarettes Among US Adolescents. JAMA, 327(12):1179-1181.