A Magic Bullet? The Potential Impact of E-Cigarettes on the Toll of Cigarette Smoking
Vaping is highly likely to reduce smoking-produced mortality. Still, vaping is not “the” answer to the public health crisis created by smoking. Rather, it may well be a tool to add to the armamentarium of effective tobacco control measures.
Efficacy and Safety of E-Cigarette Use for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Among individuals attempting to quit smoking, nicotine e-cigarettes are more efficacious than conventional nicotine replacement or behavioral smoking cessation therapies, and may prove beneficial in reducing smoking-related health risks.
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
Evidence suggesting nicotine EC can aid in smoking cessation is consistent across several comparisons. There is now high‐certainty evidence that EC with nicotine increases quit rates at six months or longer compared to NRT, and there remains moderate‐certainty evidence that EC with nicotine increases quit rates at six months or longer compared to non‐nicotine EC.
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
There is high-certainty evidence that ECs with nicotine increase quit rates compared to NRT and moderate-certainty evidence that they increase quit rates compared to ECs without nicotine.
Electronic Cigarettes vs Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Adults
This randomized clinical trial found that varenicline and nicotine-containing ECs were both effective in helping individuals in quitting smoking conventional cigarettes for up to 6 months.
