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*In conclusion, to reduce smoking and to save millions of lives, tobacco harm reduction in the form of cigarette substitution with low-risk products appears to be a promising path. These products, although not completely risk-free, offer an alternative to quit or die. In consideration of the available evidence, advice to tobacco smokers should include trying substitute products. The obvious fact so often overlooked is that smoking is rewarding and people like to do it. Giving smokers an alternative with efficient nicotine delivery means that they might prefer one of these products over cigarettes. | *In conclusion, to reduce smoking and to save millions of lives, tobacco harm reduction in the form of cigarette substitution with low-risk products appears to be a promising path. These products, although not completely risk-free, offer an alternative to quit or die. In consideration of the available evidence, advice to tobacco smokers should include trying substitute products. The obvious fact so often overlooked is that smoking is rewarding and people like to do it. Giving smokers an alternative with efficient nicotine delivery means that they might prefer one of these products over cigarettes. | ||
*[https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DAT-02-2020-0007/full/pdf?title=tobacco-harm-reduction-in-the-21st-century PDF Version] and [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/File:Ren%C3%A9e_O%E2%80%99Leary_and_Riccardo_Polosa.pdf PDF2] | *[https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DAT-02-2020-0007/full/pdf?title=tobacco-harm-reduction-in-the-21st-century PDF Version] and [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/File:Ren%C3%A9e_O%E2%80%99Leary_and_Riccardo_Polosa.pdf PDF2] | ||
===2011: [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02751.x Electronic cigarettes (e‐cigs): views of aficionados and clinical/public health Perspectives]=== | |||
*The health risks from smoking are large and are known with certainty. Comparatively, the health risks from e‐cig use are likely much smaller (if any) and temporarily switching to e‐cigs will likely yield a large health benefit. | |||
*If the patient perceives that the e‐cig is helping them to stay off cigarettes and is not reporting any health problems likely attributable to the e‐cig, then the focus should be on staying smoke‐free rather than e‐cig free. | |||
*[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02751.x PDF Version] | |||
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