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Almost 60 Percent E-cigarette Users Want to Quit Smoking

by Adeline Dorcas on May 23 2019 11:39 AM

Almost 60 Percent E-cigarette Users Want to Quit Smoking
Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes are more likely to quit smoking and get rid of those harmful traditional cigarettes. But, they end up getting addicted to these electronic cigarettes. However, a new study reports that most e-cigarette smokers want to stop vaping also. The findings of the study are published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.//
Over 60 percent e-cigarette users want to quit smoking, and over 25 percent of smokers have already tried to stop using the electronic device, says a new study.

In the study, the researchers observed that most smokers don’t want to use e-cigarettes forever and wish to stop using it exactly the same way a traditional smoker tries to quit smoking.

"Most of the discussion about e-cigarettes has focused on the relative harm as compared to traditional cigarettes, the efficacy of e-cigarettes as a cessation device, and the alarming increase of their use in children," said study co-author Marc Steinberg, Associate Professor at Rutgers University, US.

"Our data suggests that e-cigarette users do not want to use these devices forever. Eventually, they want to stop using e-cigarettes the same way a traditional smoker wants to quit smoking cigarettes," Steinberg added.

The study highlighted that the smokers tried several strategies, including medications, counselling, and social support to stop using e-cigarettes.

"The strategies that people reported using to quit e-cigarettes include many of the strategies we recommend for quitting traditional cigarettes such as FDA-approved nicotine replacement products or medications, counseling and social support," said study author Rachel Rosen, a student at the University.

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"While e-cigarettes may be associated with reduced harm as compared to combustible cigarettes, they also are potentially addicting, and the e-cigarette aerosol still contains toxic substances," she said.

As e-cigarette use continues to increase and as more e-cigarette users want to quit, the researchers believe that it will be necessary "to be ready to help those who may have difficulty stopping on their own."

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About 10 million US adults smoke e-cigarettes. Most of them smoke traditional cigarettes too. Several users say they used e-cigarettes in an attempt to quit traditional cigarettes.

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