ENDS Adults Who Smoke: Difference between revisions

The e-cigarette can reduce desire to smoke and nicotine withdrawal symptoms 20 minutes after use.

The nicotine content in this respect may be more important for males.

The first study to demonstrate that the nicotine e-cigarette can improve working memory.

===2011: Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery device (e-Cigarette) on smoking reduction and cessation: a prospective 6-month pilot study===

Sustained 50% reduction in the number of cig/day at week-24 was shown in 13/40(32.5%) participants; their median of 25 cigs/day decreasing to 6 cigs/day (p < 0.001). Sustained 80% reduction was shown in 5/40(12.5%) participants; their median of 30 cigs/day decreasing to 3 cigs/day (p = 0.043). Sustained smoking abstinence at week-24 was observed in 9/40(22.5%) participants, with 6/9 still using the e-Cigarette by the end of the study. Combined sustained 50% reduction and smoking abstinence was shown in 22/40 (55%) participants, with an overall 88% fall in cigs/day.

The use of e-Cigarette substantially decreased cigarette consumption without causing significant side effects in smokers not intending to quit  

===2011: Electronic cigarette: users profile, utilization, satisfaction and perceived efficacy===

Almost all (97%) used e‐cigarettes containing nicotine.

Most (96%) said the e‐cigarette helped them to quit smoking or reduce their smoking (92%).  

Reasons for using the e‐cigarette included the perception that it was less toxic than tobacco (84%), to deal with craving for tobacco (79%) and withdrawal symptoms (67%), to quit smoking or avoid relapsing (77%), because it was cheaper than smoking (57%) and to deal with situations where smoking was prohibited (39%).  

Most ex‐smokers (79%) feared they might relapse to smoking if they stopped using the e‐cigarette.  

Users of nicotine‐containing e‐cigarettes reported better relief of withdrawal and a greater effect on smoking cessation than those using non‐nicotine e‐cigarettes.

===2011: 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.  

===2011: Electronic Cigarettes As a Smoking-Cessation Tool: Results from an Online Survey===

A large percentage of respondents reported a reduction in the number of cigarettes they smoked (66.8%) and almost half reported abstinence from smoking for a period of time (48.8%). Those respondents using e-cigarettes more than 20 times per day had a quit rate of 70.0%. Of respondents who were not smoking at 6 months, 34.3% were not using e-cigarettes or any nicotine-containing products at the time.

===2011: Interviews With “Vapers”: Implications for Future Research With Electronic Cigarettes===

Experienced users report health gains typical for smoking cessation despite continued vaping.

There were pervasive themes including the language and culture of vaping; social and informational support among vapers, motives and perceived benefits of using e-cigs versus cigarettes including cigarette-like enjoyment, cost, restored sense of taste and smell, and improved breathing and exercise tolerance; rapidly reduced nicotine tolerance and dependence; and a strong interest in e-cig–related research and policy.

===2010: Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery device (e cigarette) on desire to smoke and withdrawal, user preferences and nicotine delivery: randomised cross-over trial===

Conclusions “The 16 mg Ruyan V8 ENDD alleviated desire to smoke after overnight abstinence, was well tolerated and had a pharmacokinetic profile more like the Nicorette inhalator than a tobacco cigarette. Evaluation of the ENDD for longer-term safety, potential for long-term use and efficacy as a cessation aid is needed.”

 

 

===2010: Electronic cigarettes: a survey of users===

Our results suggest that ecigarettes are used mainly to quit smoking, and may be useful for this purpose.