Manuscript Impact of Alcohol and Drug Use on Smoking and Cessation in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Young Adults 2020 Addictive Behaviors This study shows socioeconomically disadvantaged young adults smoke partly due to using other substances, meaning programs to help them quit need also to address their other substance use. Continue Reading
Blog With Employee Smoking, Do You Speak Every Generation’s Language? [INFOGRAPHIC] 10/24/2020 Megan Jacobs, MPH, Senior Vice President of Product, Innovations Every generation has a different tobacco preference and a different idea about what works best to help them quit. Learn how to address employee smoking preferences with every age group in your workplace. Continue Reading
Manuscript Vaping in the Workplace: Implications for Employer-Sponsored Tobacco Cessation Programs 2020 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Workplace vaping is a trigger for smoking and vaping among current and former tobacco users. Despite strong support for and interest in vaping cessation programs among employees, a minority of employers provide such programs. Continue Reading
Blog What Works to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit 08/14/2020 Jessie Saul, Ph.D., Director, Strategic Insights Learn how health plans can improve quit rates among pregnant smokers by providing tailored support through 3 primary pillars: expert support, online content, and text messaging. Continue Reading
Manuscript Optimizing Text Messages to Promote Engagement With Internet Smoking Cessation Treatment: Results From a Factorial Screening Experiment 2020 Journal of Medical Internet Research This study demonstrated the impact of a dynamically tailored text message intervention integrated with an Internet smoking cessation program on metrics of program engagement. The combined intervention resulted in a greater treatment “dose” and exposure to the core components of evidence-based treatment. Continue Reading
Manuscript Smoking Cessation Interventions for U.S. Young Adults: New Evidence from a Systematic Review 2020 American Journal of Preventive Medicine Check out this update of a 2010 systematic review of smoking-cessation interventions for U.S. young adults. Continue Reading
News Truth Initiative Joins Virgin Pulse Partner Program to Help Millions Quit Tobacco 07/08/2020 The EX Program joins the Virgin Pulse Partner Program to bring our digital tobacco cessation program to employers and health plans in an easy, cost-effective way. View
Webinar On-demand Webinar: Tobacco Cessation, Diabetes, Obesity and COVID-19 Complications On-demand Webinar, Virgin Pulse Are you taking extra careful precautions for employees with underlying health conditions? Watch this on-demand Virgin Pulse webinar to hear our Megan Jacobs, MPH, managing director of product, co-present on the link between tobacco use, diabetes, obesity and COVID-19 complications. View
Manuscript Menthol Cigarette Use is Associated with Greater Subjective Reward, Satisfaction, and “Throat Hit” From Cigarette Smoking but Not Greater Behavioral Economic Demand 2020 Addictive Behaviors 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. Continue Reading
