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Effects of Educational Materials About Harms of Waterpipe Tobacco Charcoal use on Adult Smokers' Risk Perceptions.

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Lipkus, IM; Cobb, CO
Published in: Journal of drug education
September 2022

A prospective online study, consisting of 203 participants ages 18 and older who smoked waterpipe (hookah) within the last 30 days, examined how brief messaging about harms of burning charcoal to heat waterpipe tobacco (shisha) influenced knowledge of toxicants released by using charcoal and perceived harms of using charcoal. Participants were randomized to either a control or to an educational arm that reviewed toxicants released by burning charcoal and the health consequences. Participants in the educational relative to the control arm perceived charcoal as more harmful, were more knowledgeable of toxicants released by burning charcoal, and expressed a stronger desire to quit. Effects were sustained a week later. Brief messages about the harms of burning charcoal were effective and may be used to educate the public about the harms of waterpipe tobacco smoking.

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Published In

Journal of drug education

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EISSN

1541-4159

ISSN

0047-2379

Publication Date

September 2022

Volume

51

Issue

3-4

Start / End Page

51 / 69

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco, Waterpipe
  • Substance Abuse
  • Smoking
  • Smokers
  • Prospective Studies
  • Humans
  • Charcoal
  • Adult
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education
 

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Lipkus, I. M., & Cobb, C. O. (2022). Effects of Educational Materials About Harms of Waterpipe Tobacco Charcoal use on Adult Smokers' Risk Perceptions. Journal of Drug Education, 51(3–4), 51–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472379221138052
Lipkus, Isaac M., and Caroline O. Cobb. “Effects of Educational Materials About Harms of Waterpipe Tobacco Charcoal use on Adult Smokers' Risk Perceptions.Journal of Drug Education 51, no. 3–4 (September 2022): 51–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472379221138052.
Lipkus, Isaac M., and Caroline O. Cobb. “Effects of Educational Materials About Harms of Waterpipe Tobacco Charcoal use on Adult Smokers' Risk Perceptions.Journal of Drug Education, vol. 51, no. 3–4, Sept. 2022, pp. 51–69. Epmc, doi:10.1177/00472379221138052.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of drug education

DOI

EISSN

1541-4159

ISSN

0047-2379

Publication Date

September 2022

Volume

51

Issue

3-4

Start / End Page

51 / 69

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco, Waterpipe
  • Substance Abuse
  • Smoking
  • Smokers
  • Prospective Studies
  • Humans
  • Charcoal
  • Adult
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education