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*Nicotine’s beneficial effects can be controlled, and the detrimental effects of the smoky delivery system can be attenuated, by providing the drug via less hazardous delivery systems. Although more research is needed, e-cigs appear to be effective cigarette substitutes for inveterate smokers, and the health improvements enjoyed by switchers do not differ from those enjoyed by tobacco/nicotine abstainers. | *Nicotine’s beneficial effects can be controlled, and the detrimental effects of the smoky delivery system can be attenuated, by providing the drug via less hazardous delivery systems. Although more research is needed, e-cigs appear to be effective cigarette substitutes for inveterate smokers, and the health improvements enjoyed by switchers do not differ from those enjoyed by tobacco/nicotine abstainers. | ||
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850892/pdf/1477-7517-10-19.pdf PDF Version] | *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850892/pdf/1477-7517-10-19.pdf PDF Version] | ||
===2013: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article/15/10/1737/1183788 E-Cigarettes: Prevalence and Attitudes in Great Britain]=== | |||
*While we found evidence supporting the view that e-cigarette use may be a bridge to quitting, we found very little evidence of e-cigarette use among adults who had never smoked. British smokers would benefit from information about the effective use, risks, and benefits of e-cigarettes, as this might enable the use of e-cigarettes to improve public health. | |||
*[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-pdf/15/10/1737/4005852/ntt057.pdf&hl=en&sa=T&oi=ucasa&ct=ufr&ei=5-niYKGiHo6RywT0wZbgCg&scisig=AAGBfm1x30ekBGwfhPgkxdJKFW0eOfPFPw PDF Version] | |||
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