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A 35-minute interview assessed the employee\u2019s tobacco product use, perceptions of vaping research, and experience advising customers to quit cigarette smoking.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among 121 vape shop employees surveyed, 106 (88%) reported that they provided smoking cessation advice or counseling to customers. Nearly half (45%) reported having no vaping-related research knowledge, while 30% were aware of provaping studies only. Approximately 85% of employees had quit cigarettes by switching to e-cigarettes instead, whereas 15% were dual users. Only 49% believed that vaping products contribute to nicotine addiction among youth. Those who provided advice on quitting cigarette smoking reported significantly lower knowledge of e-cigarette research than those who did not provide advice (p &amp;lt; .01).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Most vape shop employees provide advice to customers who desire to quit cigarette smoking and initiate electronic cigarette use. However, they report a low level of awareness about e-cigarette research. Future research is warranted to examine the specifics of advice provided by vape shop employees. Training programs for vape shop employees and educational campaigns about evidence-based scientific findings on vaping may be beneficial.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Almost nine out of 10 surveyed vape shop employees offered cigarette smoking cessation advice to their customers, while almost half of the retailers report not being aware of any vaping-related research studies. Providing employees with training on evidence-based cessation advice could help protect customers. Also, training programs for vape shop employees and educational campaigns about the risk of nicotine addiction could potentially increase their motivation to avoid sales to minors and to warn adults about nicotine addiction.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ntr\/ntaa218","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,19]],"date-time":"2020-10-19T19:14:14Z","timestamp":1603134854000},"page":"756-759","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Vape Shop Employees: Do They Act as Smoking Cessation Counselors?"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9718-439X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Artur","family":"Galimov","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5894-1802","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leah","family":"Meza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jennifer B","family":"Unger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lourdes","family":"Baezconde-Garbanati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tess Boley","family":"Cruz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Steve","family":"Sussman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"},{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"},{"name":"School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,22]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"2021032311084548600_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"379","DOI":"10.1136\/tobaccocontrol-2016-052957","article-title":"Geographic density and proximity of vape shops to colleges in the USA","volume":"26","author":"Dai","year":"2017","journal-title":"Tob Control."},{"issue":"1","key":"2021032311084548600_CIT0002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"22","DOI":"10.1186\/s12971-014-0022-7","article-title":"Consumers\u2019 perceptions of vape shops in Southern California: an analysis of online Yelp reviews","volume":"12","author":"Sussman","year":"2014","journal-title":"Tob Induc Dis."},{"issue":"1","key":"2021032311084548600_CIT0003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"18","DOI":"10.1186\/s12971-016-0082-y","article-title":"Who walks into vape shops in Southern California? 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