Effects of vaping on physical and mental health in at-risk populations (VAPE): mixed-methods study of motivations for and perspectives on vaping in patients with opioid use disorder
Mixed-methods findings indicated that patients with OUD who vape perceived vaping to be healthier, cleaner and more convenient than cigarette and cannabis smoking, without appreciating the health risks. The perspectives reflected the importance of health education, guidelines and screening tools for vaping and could provide direction for healthcare providers and future vaping cessation programmes.
Authors
- David C. Marsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8769-1785)
- Laura O’Neill
- Luciano Minuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-1851)
- Nitika Sanger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5883-1873)
- Leonora Regenstreif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7161-1712)
- Lehana Thabane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-9734)
- Balpreet Panesar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5492-3615)
- Tea Rosic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7406-4056)
- Alessia D’Elia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6512-4704)
- Claire de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3961-6008)
- Zainab Samaan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5974-9361)
- Kevin Park
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- Health Sciences North (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Impact (CA)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- NOSM University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.6
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00