PURPOSE: In the United States, the prevalence of the use of alternative @entity286 products (ATPs) (e.g., hookahs, e-cigarettes, cigars/cigarillos) has increased sharply. As future health care providers, medical students will play a critical role in health promotion and disease prevention. This study investigated medical students' use, knowledge, and beliefs about cigarettes and @entity855 s. METHOD: In 2014, the authors surveyed all students enrolled at one medical school in New York City. The survey included questions about personal use of @entity286 products, perceptions about the harms of ATPs and their role in disease causation, education about ATPs, and cessation training and practices related to @entity855 s and cigarettes. The authors compared results across medical school classes. RESULTS: Of 720 students, 431 (59.9%) completed the survey. Of those, 64 (14.7%) were current users of @entity286 or smoking products, including cigarettes (17; 3.9%), @entity855 s (21; 4.8%), or marijuana (39; 8.9%). Many believed that @entity855 s contributed less than cigarettes to various diseases. Respondents received less cessation training regarding ATPs than cigarettes (P < .0001). They felt less confident providing @entity855 cessation counseling than cigarette cessation counseling (P < .0001) and were less likely to report counseling @entity1 on @entity855 cessation than cigarette cessation (46 [10.7%] versus 280 [64.8%], P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: A concerning percentage of surveyed medical students use @entity286 products, including @entity855 s, and lack the knowledge, education, and cessation counseling skills to provide accurate information about them to @entity1 . @entity855 education should be added to medical school curricula to address this gap.

A Study of the Use, Knowledge, and Beliefs About Cigarettes and Alternative XXXX Products Among Students at One U.S. Medical School.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity855 :: ('MESH:D000255', 'Chemical') :: ['ATP']
@entity286 :: (4097,Species) :: ['Tobacco']
