Myth: Alternative nicotine products don't help people stop smoking: Difference between revisions

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*When smokers seeking to reduce smoking tried ENDS, few quit smoking in the short term. However, if smokers continued to use an ENDS with cigarette-like nicotine delivery, a greater proportion completely switched to ENDS, as compared with placebo or a cigarette substitute.
*When smokers seeking to reduce smoking tried ENDS, few quit smoking in the short term. However, if smokers continued to use an ENDS with cigarette-like nicotine delivery, a greater proportion completely switched to ENDS, as compared with placebo or a cigarette substitute.
*The extent to which use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) for smoking reduction leads to cigarette abstinence in smokers with no plans to quit smoking was unclear. This randomized trial found that ENDS with nicotine delivery approaching that of a cigarette are more effective in helping ambivalent smokers to quit cigarette smoking.
*The extent to which use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) for smoking reduction leads to cigarette abstinence in smokers with no plans to quit smoking was unclear. This randomized trial found that ENDS with nicotine delivery approaching that of a cigarette are more effective in helping ambivalent smokers to quit cigarette smoking.
===2021: [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2787453 Association of e-Cigarette Use With Discontinuation of Cigarette Smoking Among Adult Smokers Who Were Initially Never Planning to Quit]===
*In this cohort study, daily e-cigarette use was associated with greater odds of cigarette discontinuation among smokers who initially had no plans to ever quit smoking. These findings support the consideration of smokers who are not planning to quit when evaluating the risk-benefit potential of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in the population.
*Article about the study: [https://www.revyuh.com/top-news/featured/e-cigarettes-may-help-you-quit-smoking-even-if-you-dont-want-to/ E-cigarettes may help you quit smoking, even if you don’t want to]
*Press Release: [https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/202112-daily-vaping-dramatically-ups-quit-rate-heavy-smokers-not-aiming-quit Daily Vaping Dramatically Ups Quit Rate in Heavy Smokers Not Aiming to Quit]
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