Theme | Representative quotes |
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JUUL likes | |
Clean/smell | Nice not feeling like you smelled bad after, not having residue and ash all over (Lx) |
Convenience | I liked that it was convenient. No lighters (AA) |
Health | My breathing got better (Lx) |
Cost | Saving money (AA) |
Taste | The taste (Lx) |
Subjective effects | I enjoyed it, I like seeing the cloud of smoke it produces, by seeing that I tell that I am getting a hit (Lx) |
Cravings/cessation | It took away the urge to smoke (AA) |
Nothing | Nothing (AA & Lx) |
Social | It was acceptable. I didn’t have to keep a cigarette away from people (Lx) |
Use anywherea | That I could smoke it when I wanted wherever I wanted (Lx) |
Helped with switching | |
Self-regulation/motivation | Just sticking with it and not giving up (AA) |
Nothing/NA | Nothing (AA & Lx) |
Cravings/cessation | It satisfied the craving (AA) |
Health | Seeing the health benefits helped me stick with it (Lx) |
Convenience | Not needing a lighter (AA) |
Social | Socially fun (AA) |
Cost | Didn't spend as much money buying cigarettes (Lx) |
Program support | This program helped me switch (AA) |
Practiceb | Learning how to puff correctly, at the correct angle (AA) |
Subjective experienceb | How clean it was, felt similar to a cigarette but cleaner (AA) |
Flavora | It tastes good (Lx) |
Smella | Not wanting to have the smell of cigarettes (Lx) |
Othera | The e-cig itself (Lx) |
JUUL dislikes | |
Nothing | Nothing (AA & Lx) |
Side effects (coughing/harshness) | Coughing/harshness in throat (AA) |
Mechanical issues—Pods | Pods were leaking (Lx) |
Inconvenienceb | That I lost it a couple times (AA) |
Shapeb | The shape was weird at first (AA) |
Tasteb | Metallic taste (AA) |
Learning to useb | Figuring out how big of a puff to take (AA) |
User issuesa | Have to remember to charge it (Lx) |
Mechanical issues—batterya | I don’t like how they die (Lx) |
Comparabilitya | I miss texture of the cigarettes (Lx) |
Nicotine exposurea | The amount of nicotine I was smoking increased (Lx) |
Costa | The prices, and having to buy a four pack (Lx) |
Made switching difficult | |
Side effects | Harshness, coughing (AA) |
Nothing | Nothing (AA & Lx) |
Comparability | Just being used to smoking cigarettes for the past 18 years (Lx) |
Other | Stress and alcohol were all factors (AA) |
Tasteb | I was not a fan of the cool mint taste at first (Lx) |
Readiness to quitb | Wasn't mentally ready to give up cigarettes (AA) |
Strength/nicotine intensityb | Felt like too much nicotine (AA) |
Mechanical issues—podsb | The e-juice issue (AA) |
Learning to useb | Had to learn how to puff correctly (AA) |
User issuesa | Losing charger (Lx) |
Craving for cigarettesa | The urge of smoking a cigarette is there from the smell and other reminders (Lx) |
Sociala | Other people smoking regular cigarettes around me (Lx) |
Costa | Paying for it (Lx) |