PMID- 31330468 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201102 LR - 20201102 IS - 1873-6327 (Electronic) IS - 0306-4603 (Print) IS - 0306-4603 (Linking) VI - 98 DP - 2019 Nov TI - Nicotine in thirdhand smoke residue predicts relapse from smoking cessation: A pilot study. PG - 106041 LID - S0306-4603(19)30427-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106041 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Thirdhand smoke (THS) residue lingers for months in homes of former smokers and may play a role in relapse after smoking cessation. This study examined the association between THS pollution as measured by the level of nicotine in house dust and continued abstinence from smoking. METHODS: Participants were 65 cigarette smokers who reported they were enrolled in any type of smoking cessation program, had set a specific date to quit, and had biochemical verification of continuous abstinence at 1-week (W1), 1-month (M1), 3-months (M3), or 6-months (M6) after their quit date. House dust samples collected at baseline before quitting were analyzed for nicotine concentration (mug/g) and nicotine loading (mug/m(2)) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). RESULTS: Controlling for age, gender, overall and indoor smoking rates, and years lived in their home, dust nicotine concentration and loading predicted abstinence at W1, M1, M3, and M6. A 10-fold increase in dust nicotine loading and concentration were associated with approximately 50% lower odds of remaining abstinent. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest nicotine in house dust may play a role in facilitating relapse after smoking cessation. Additional research is warranted to investigate the causal role of THS residue in homes of former smokers on cravings and continued abstinence. CI - Copyright (c) 2019. Published by Elsevier Ltd. FAU - Matt, Georg E AU - Matt GE AD - San Diego State University, Department of Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA. Electronic address: gmatt@sdsu.edu. FAU - Mahabee-Gittens, E Melinda AU - Mahabee-Gittens EM AD - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. FAU - Zakarian, Joy M AU - Zakarian JM AD - San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA. FAU - Quintana, Penelope J E AU - Quintana PJE AD - San Diego State University, School of Public Health, San Diego, CA, USA. FAU - Hoh, Eunha AU - Hoh E AD - San Diego State University, School of Public Health, San Diego, CA, USA. FAU - Myers, Mark AU - Myers M AD - Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 ES027815/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190702 PL - England TA - Addict Behav JT - Addictive behaviors JID - 7603486 RN - 0 (Dust) RN - 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution) RN - 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Air Pollution, Indoor/*adverse effects/*analysis MH - California MH - Chromatography, Liquid MH - Dust/*analysis MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Nicotine/*adverse effects MH - Pilot Projects MH - Recurrence MH - *Smoking Cessation MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry MH - Tobacco Smoke Pollution/*adverse effects/analysis PMC - PMC6745712 MID - NIHMS1049683 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Nicotine OT - Relapse OT - Smoking cessation OT - Thirdhand smoke COIS- Declaration of Competing Interests The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2019/07/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/03 06:00 PMCR- 2019/11/01 CRDT- 2019/07/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0306-4603(19)30427-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106041 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Addict Behav. 2019 Nov;98:106041. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106041. Epub 2019 Jul 2.