E-cigarettes May Help You Quit Smoking

Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes or electronic cigarettes, otherwise called vaping are more likely to quit smoking, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

If you are //thinking of quitting smoking, electronic cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes, stand a better chance of helping you achieve your goal than nicotine replacement treatments, such as patches and gum, show results of a major clinical trial.

All You Need to Know About E-cigarettes
E- cigarettes, a new device to counter the disease burden of tobacco smoking.

‘Electronic cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes are nearly twice as effective as other nicotine replacement treatments at helping smokers quit. People who want to quit smoking find vaping an effective way to kick the habit.’
Read More..

Tweet it Now

E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments at helping smokers to quit, according to a study.

The trial, which involved almost 900 smokers who also received additional behavioral support, found that 18 percent of e-cigarette users were smoke-free after a year, compared to 9.9 percent of participants who were using other nicotine replacement therapies.

"This is the first trial to test the efficacy of modern e-cigarettes in helping smokers quit. E-cigarettes were almost twice as effective as the 'gold standard' combination of nicotine replacement products," said lead researcher Peter Hajek, Professor at the Queen Mary University of London.

E-Cigarettes May Help Even Die Hard Smokers Kick the Habit
Switching to vaping or e-cigarettes may help smokers to eventually quit the habit and stay that way longterm according to recent study.

"Although a large number of smokers report that they have quit smoking successfully with the help of e-cigarettes, health professionals have been reluctant to recommend their use because of the lack of clear evidence from randomized controlled trials. This is now likely to change," Hajek added.

The new study, which was set-up to test the long-term efficacy of newer refillable e-cigarettes compared with a range of nicotine replacement treatments, was conducted among 886 smokers who attended UK National Health Service stop smoking services.

E-cigarettes Not Recommended for Smokers Who wish to Quit the Habit
The anti-tobacco advocacy group, ASH Ireland has advised quitters to instead use nicotine patches or gums instead of e-cigarettes.

In addition to e-cigarettes being almost twice as effective, the researchers found that e-cigarette participants reported a greater decline in the incidence of a cough and phlegm production after 52 weeks.

But e-cigarette participants reported more throat/mouth irritation (65.4 percent vs. 50.8 percent) and nicotine replacement participants reported more nausea (37.8 percent vs. 31.4 percent), the results showed.

E-cigarette May Help to Quit Smoking With Minimal Side Effects, Suggest Studies
Researchers suggest that electronic cigarettes could help smokers to successfully stop the habit with minimal short-term side effects.

"This is the first study to show the effectiveness of e-cigarettes combined with behavioral support for giving up smoking, and the results are extremely positive," said Sophia Lowes of Britain-based charity Cancer Research UK.

Source-IANS