Effects of E-Cigarette Flavors on Adult E-Cigarette Users With Opioid Use Disorder
Start Date
11/12/2025
Completion Date
5/1/2026
Summary
This study examines the effects of e-cigarette (EC) flavors among adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) receiving buprenorphine treatment who currently use e-cigarettes. Participants will smell and rate 11 EC flavors based on appeal, sensory characteristics, and likelihood of future use. Researchers will examine how different flavor profiles influence the appeal and reinforcing effects of ECs in this population. The goal is to identify EC flavors that may enhance the acceptability of ECs as a potential harm-reduction strategy among adults with OUD receiving buprenorphine treatment.
Detailed Description
This study examines the effects of e-cigarette (EC) flavors among adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are receiving buprenorphine treatment and currently use e-cigarettes. Participants will complete a brief session in which they will smell and rate 11 EC flavors based on their appeal, sensory characteristics, and likelihood of future use. Researchers will examine how different flavor profiles influence the appeal, positive subjective effects, and reinforcing potential of EC flavors in this population. The goal of the study is to identify one or more EC flavors that may enhance the acceptability and reinforcing effects of ECs as a potential harm-reduction strategy among adults with OUD receiving buprenorphine treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 21 years to No maximum
Interventions
Sweet-cooling
Sweet non-cooling EC flavor
Tobacco flavor EC
Conditions
Locations
Prisma Health Recovery Clinic-Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
United States