Kick Vaping: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a vaping cessation text messaging intervention for Latino young adults.
Objective: To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of Kick Vaping among Latino young adults. Methods: Forty Latino young adults (ages 18 to 25) who were currently vaping received Kick Vaping, a vaping cessation text messaging intervention available in English and Spanish. Fe...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 628 - 641 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr-Jun2026
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