The Importance of Conditioned Stimuli in Cigarette and E-Cigarette Craving Reduction by E-Cigarettes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Dinska Van Gucht¹  Martijn Van Heel¹  Frank Baeyens¹  Koen Vanbrabant² 

[1] Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, KU Leuven and University of Hasselt, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;

关键词: e-cig;    experimental study;    conditioned stimuli;    sensorimotor;    aroma;    visual cues;    nicotine;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph14020193

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study examined the impact of four variables pertaining to the use of e-cigarettes (e-cigs) on cravings for tobacco cigarettes and for e-cigs after an overnight abstinence period. The four variables were the nicotine level, the sensorimotor component, the visual aspect, and the aroma of the e-cig. In an experimental study, 81 participants without prior vaping experience first got acquainted with using e-cigs in a one-week tryout period, after which they participated in a lab session assessing the effect of five minutes of vaping following an abstinence period of 12 h. A mixed-effects model clearly showed the importance of nicotine in craving reduction. However, also non-nicotine factors, in particular the sensorimotor component, were shown to contribute to craving reduction. Handling cues interacted with the level (presence/absence) of nicotine: it was only when the standard hand-to-mouth action cues were omitted that the craving reducing effects of nicotine were observed. Effects of aroma or visual cues were not observed, or weak and difficult to interpret, respectively.

【 授权许可】

Unknown