{"id":3155,"date":"2022-02-23T09:41:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T22:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/e-cigarettes-do-not-improve-smoking-cessation-survey-finds-3\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T09:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T22:41:39","slug":"e-cigarettes-do-not-improve-smoking-cessation-survey-finds-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/e-cigarettes-do-not-improve-smoking-cessation-survey-finds-3\/","title":{"rendered":"E-cigarettes do not improve smoking cessation, survey finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>(And worse still, Our Kids Are Getting Hooked On This Failed Harm Reduction Vehicle)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The use of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation method did not significantly prevent relapse or successful termination, according to survey findings published in&nbsp;<em>Tobacco Control<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first survey in which e-cigarettes were less popular as a smoking cessation aid than FDA-approved pharmaceutical aids,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>John P. Pierce, PhD,<\/strong>&nbsp;a distinguished professor at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, said in a press release. \u201cNot only were e-cigarettes not as popular, but they were associated with less successful quitting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/formersmokers.png\" alt=\"formersmokers\" width=\"1345\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/formersmokers.png 1345w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/formersmokers-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/formersmokers-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/formersmokers-768x469.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1345px) 100vw, 1345px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The results further showed that e-cigarettes were associated with lower abstinence rates at 12 or more months compared with pharmaceutical aids (adjusted risk difference [aRD] = 7.3%; 95% CI, 14.4 to \u20130.4) or any other method (aRD = 7.7%; 95% CI, 12.2 to \u20133.2), according to Pierce and colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Although the finding was insignificant, the researchers also noted that respondents who switched to e-cigarettes appeared to have a higher relapse rate than those who did not switch to e-cigarettes or other tobacco products. By 2019, nearly 60% of recent former smokers who used e-cigarettes daily had resumed cigarette smoking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/primary-care\/20220216\/ecigarettes-do-not-improve-smoking-cessation-survey-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also see<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/VapingInfoSheet10-07-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Vaping Info Sheet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(And worse still, Our Kids Are Getting Hooked On This Failed Harm Reduction Vehicle) The use of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation method did not significantly prevent relapse or successful termination, according to survey findings published in&nbsp;Tobacco Control. \u201cThis is the first survey in which e-cigarettes were less popular as a smoking cessation aid than 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