Effectiveness and Impact of Counseling Enhanced with Electronic Cigarettes for Harm Reduction in Smokers with Opioid Use Disorder
Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Project dates: August 2022 - April 2027
Principal Investigator: El-Shahawy, OmarProject dates: August 2022 - April 2027
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This study will test the effectiveness of an eight-week telehealth counseling plus e-cigarettes vs. telehealth counseling with nicotine replacement therapy intervention on reducing combustible cigarette smoking among people in treatment with buprenorphine or methadone.
Abstract on NIH RePORTERRelated Publications
El-Shahawy O, He M, Korostoff-Larsson O, Nahvi S, Palamar JJ (2025). E-cigarette use among a national sample of adults receiving substance use treatment in the United States
Addictive Behaviors, 166, 108314. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108314. PMCID: PMC11968208.