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*Harm reduction can, and many would say should, be a part of the complex formula that will eventually bring about the demise of smoking. | *Harm reduction can, and many would say should, be a part of the complex formula that will eventually bring about the demise of smoking. | ||
*[https://sci-hub.se/10.1093/ntr/ntaa160 PDF Version] | *[https://sci-hub.se/10.1093/ntr/ntaa160 PDF Version] | ||
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===2020: [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1757913920912436 Using e-cigarettes for smoking cessation: evaluation of a pilot project in the North West of England]=== | |||
*Of the 1022 participants who engaged with the pilot 614 were still engaged at 4 weeks, of whom 62% had quit smoking. Of those who still smoked tobacco at week 4, smoking had reduced from a baseline of 19.1 cigarettes/day to 8.7. Overall, 37% of those initially enrolled were confirmed to be using an e-cigarette on its own at follow-up. Successful quit was associated with occupation (unemployed, 33% vs intermediate, 47%) and residing in the less deprived quintiles of deprivation (50% vs 34% in the most deprived quintile. | |||
*E-cigarettes appear to be an effective nicotine replacement therapy | |||
*[https://sci-hub.st/10.1093/ntr/ntaa182 PDF Version] | |||
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