A double-blind randomized clinical trial found that a quit vaping text message program by Truth Initiative increased quit rates by roughly 40% compared to control among young adults aged 18-24. The effectiveness of the program in promoting vaping cessation was consistent across all characteristics examined in the randomized trial, including demographics, nicotine dependence, social influences to vape, mental health symptoms, and other substance use.

In the U.S., there are more than 1.2 million inpatient stays each year for serious mental illness (SMI). Yet tobacco cessation treatment for SMI smokers is lacking and the vast majority of patients relapse after hospital discharge. This ongoing study tailors EX to meet the needs of SMI smokers to help them stay quit after a psychiatric hospitalization.

Clean indoor air policies have played a critical role in protecting the health of working adults. Employers are now having to consider how to handle vaping. This study found that majority of employees surveyed (including e-cigarette users) supported a vape-free workplace, yet fewer than half of employers have a written policy addressing e-cigarette use.

This study recruited 600 smokers from EX to examine what makes menthol cigarettes so difficult to quit. The findings are relevant for policymakers as they consider a national menthol ban.

Heavy drinking interferes with successful smoking cessation. An adapted version of EX that addressed heavy drinking was successful in reducing alcohol-involved smoking lapses.

Our team at Truth Initiative conducted the first randomized clinical trial of a quit vaping intervention for young people. This manuscript describes the study protocol.