Does the electronic cigarette facilitate smoking cessation? Study shows vapers try to quit smoking more often than non-vapers, but don’t do it any better.
Studies on the use of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation are conflicting. This could be due to differences in the definition of vaping. The objective of the study published in the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin was to see if smokers who regularly use an e-cigarette try to quit smoking more often and smoke fewer cigarettes than traditional smokers.
The study is based on an Internet survey in mainland France on 2,057 people aged 15 to 85 who were followed for 6 months: 1,805 were exclusive tobacco smokers and 252 were vapo-smokers, that is to say – say smokers who regularly use an e-cigarette.
The reduction of at least 50% in the number of cigarettes smoked per day and the attempts to quit for at least 7 days to 6 months were measured.
Result: vapo-smokers had more often than exclusive smokers halved their daily cigarette consumption (25.9% against 11.2%); they had also made an attempt to quit for at least 7 days more often (22.8% versus 10.9%). No significant difference was observed for discontinuation rates from 7 days to 6 months (12.5% vs. 9.5%,
Among smokers, those who regularly used an e-cigarette tried to quit smoking more often and reduced their cigarette consumption at the 6-month follow-up. The effectiveness of the e-cigarette in quitting smoking has not yet been demonstrated.
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