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Weighted prevalence estimates with 95% confidence intervals summarized the proportion of respondents who reported using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. Wave-specific multivariable logistic regression models estimated adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for demographic, social, cognitive, and behavioral correlates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The weighted prevalence of e-cigarette use for cigarette cessation was 20.0% (95% CI: 18.3-21.8) in 2018-2019, declined to 15.4% (13.5-17.5) in 2021, and increased to 19.6% (17.4-22.0) in 2022-2023. Perception of e-cigarettes as less harmful than cigarettes was associated with higher odds of using e-cigarettes for cessation at all waves (AORs: 2.24-4.17; P\u2009&amp;lt;.05). Reporting that important peers used e-cigarettes (\u201csocial exposure\u201d) was also a consistent correlate (AORs: 2.03-2.76; P\u2009&amp;lt;.05). Extreme interest in quitting cigarettes was associated with e-cigarette use for cessation only in 2018-2019 (AOR: 2.31; P\u2009&amp;lt;.05) and not in later years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation remained common from 2018 to 2023. Perceived lower harm and social exposure were consistently associated with this behavior, highlighting the influence of cognitive and social factors on cessation-related decisions among adults who smoke cigarettes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>E-cigarette use for cigarette cessation remains prevalent among US adults who smoke, despite a decline in 2021. Associations with perceived lower harm and social exposure suggest that risk perceptions and social contexts may shape cessation behaviors. Messaging may be most consequential when it communicates relative risk accurately\u2014e-cigarettes are not harmless but are generally considered less harmful than continued smoking. Although use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved cessation treatment was not statistically associated with cessation-motivated vaping, accurate relative risk communication may be particularly important for adults unable to quit via FDA-approved treatment. For example, warnings equating e-cigarettes with cigarettes may deter switching. Clinicians should continue to recommend FDA-approved treatments as first-line cessation options and discourage youth initiation and dual use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ntr\/ntag222","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]],"date-time":"2026-10-07T11:55:21Z","timestamp":1791374121000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Trends and correlates of e-cigarette use for cigarette cessation among US adults: evidence from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study waves 5-7 (2018-2023)"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0733-3847","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Olufemi","family":"Erinoso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, Nevada Health Authority , Reno, NV, 89521 ,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7709-5392","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ebbie","family":"Kalan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland , College Park, MD, 20742 ,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7530-3485","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine , New Haven, CT, 06511 ,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fahima Nasrin","family":"Eva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University , Miami, FL , 33199","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6894-5535","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ziyad","family":"Ben Taleb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, TX, 76019 ,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8902-4356","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Olatokunbo","family":"Osibogun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University , Miami, FL , 33199","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026110207265577100_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2223266","DOI":"10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2022.23266","article-title":"Assessment of patterns in e-cigarette use among adults in the US, 2017-2020","volume":"5","author":"Boakye","year":"2022","journal-title":"JAMA Netw Open"},{"key":"2026110207265577100_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e33","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amepre.2016.10.036","article-title":"Overview of electronic nicotine delivery systems: a systematic review","volume":"52","author":"Glasser","year":"2017","journal-title":"Am J Prev Med"},{"key":"2026110207265577100_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"797","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ccm.2020.08.018","article-title":"Electronic cigarettes: past, present, and future: what clinicians need to know","volume":"41","author":"Baldassarri","year":"2020","journal-title":"Clin Chest Med"},{"key":"2026110207265577100_ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1052","DOI":"10.1093\/ntr\/ntac284","article-title":"Trends in US E-cigarette sales and prices by nicotine strength, overall and by product and flavor type, 2017\u20132022","volume":"25","author":"Ali","year":"2022","journal-title":"Nicotine Tob Res"},{"key":"2026110207265577100_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"954","DOI":"10.1093\/ntr\/ntac276","article-title":"E-cigarette use patterns, flavors, and device characteristics associated with quitting smoking among a U.S. sample of adults using E-cigarettes in a smoking cessation attempt","volume":"25","author":"Bold","year":"2023","journal-title":"Nicotine Tob Res"},{"key":"2026110207265577100_ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1332","DOI":"10.1093\/ntr\/ntac073","article-title":"The role of nicotine and flavor in the abuse potential and appeal of electronic cigarettes for adult current and former cigarette and electronic cigarette users: a systematic review","volume":"24","author":"Gades","year":"2022","journal-title":"Nicotine Tob Res"},{"key":"2026110207265577100_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e23","DOI":"10.1136\/tobaccocontrol-2016-053041","article-title":"Have combustible cigarettes met their match? 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