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*For some older adults, such as those living below the federal poverty line, smoking prevalence has increased from 13% to 16% between 2011 and 2022. At the same time, older adults are the fastest-growing demographic worldwide, and for the first time in history, their numbers are predicted to exceed those of young people.

**Citation: Kleykamp BA, Smith H, Dewan M, Kalinowski LM, Parsky J, Kulak JA. Lost in the Smoke: Underrepresentation of Aging Adults in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jan 30:ntaf029. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39883072.

===2024: [https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03728-x Use, perceptions, and effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation among older adults in England: a population study, 2014–2024]===

*This study aimed to characterise patterns of tobacco smoking and vaping among older adults (≥ 65 years) in England, to explore harm perceptions of e-cigarettes among those who smoke, and to estimate the real-world effectiveness of e-cigarettes for helping older adults to stop smoking.

*Tobacco smoking prevalence remained relatively unchanged over time among older adults

*Older adults were consistently less likely than younger/middle-aged adults to use e-cigarettes to support attempts to quit smoking

*Older smokers reported greater uncertainty about the harms of e-cigarettes compared with cigarettes

*E-cigarettes appeared to be effective for helping older adults to stop smoking (ORadj = 1.50 [0.96–2.34]); whether effectiveness was lower than for younger/middle-aged adults was inconclusive.

**Citation: Jackson SE, Brown J, Shahab L, Cox S. Use, perceptions, and effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation among older adults in England: a population study, 2014-2024. BMC Med. 2024 Oct 31;22(1):500. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03728-x. PMID: 39482655; PMCID: PMC11526569.

***Acknowledgement: Cancer Research UK (PRCRPG-Nov21\100002) funded the Smoking Toolkit Study data collection and salary for SJ and SC. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.

===2024: [https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-024-01056-0 Increased e-cigarette use prevalence is associated with decreased smoking prevalence among US adults]===

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 *For some older adults, such as those living below the federal poverty line, smoking prevalence has increased from 13% to 16% between 2011 and 2022. At the same time, older adults are the fastest-growing demographic worldwide, and for the first time in history, their numbers are predicted to exceed those of young people.
 **Citation: Kleykamp BA, Smith H, Dewan M, Kalinowski LM, Parsky J, Kulak JA. Lost in the Smoke: Underrepresentation of Aging Adults in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jan 30:ntaf029. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39883072.
+===2024: [https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03728-x Use, perceptions, and effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation among older adults in England: a population study, 2014–2024]===
+*This study aimed to characterise patterns of tobacco smoking and vaping among older adults (≥ 65 years) in England, to explore harm perceptions of e-cigarettes among those who smoke, and to estimate the real-world effectiveness of e-cigarettes for helping older adults to stop smoking.
+*Tobacco smoking prevalence remained relatively unchanged over time among older adults
+*Older adults were consistently less likely than younger/middle-aged adults to use e-cigarettes to support attempts to quit smoking
+*Older smokers reported greater uncertainty about the harms of e-cigarettes compared with cigarettes
+*E-cigarettes appeared to be effective for helping older adults to stop smoking (ORadj = 1.50 [0.96–2.34]); whether effectiveness was lower than for younger/middle-aged adults was inconclusive.
+**Citation: Jackson SE, Brown J, Shahab L, Cox S. Use, perceptions, and effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation among older adults in England: a population study, 2014-2024. BMC Med. 2024 Oct 31;22(1):500. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03728-x. PMID: 39482655; PMCID: PMC11526569.
+***Acknowledgement: Cancer Research UK (PRCRPG-Nov21\100002) funded the Smoking Toolkit Study data collection and salary for SJ and SC. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.
 ===2024: [https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-024-01056-0 Increased e-cigarette use prevalence is associated with decreased smoking prevalence among US adults]===