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*Nearly two thirds of current vapers are ex-smokers (64.6%) | *Nearly two thirds of current vapers are ex-smokers (64.6%) | ||
*As in previous years the main reason given by ex-smokers for vaping is to help them quit (36%) then to prevent relapse (20%). | *As in previous years the main reason given by ex-smokers for vaping is to help them quit (36%) then to prevent relapse (20%). | ||
===2021: [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-6405.13143 Reactions on Twitter towards Australia's proposed import restriction on nicotine vaping products: a thematic analysis]=== | |||
*Approximately three-quarters of tweets that cited potential adverse consequences of the policy mentioned smoking relapse as their primary concern. | |||
===2020: [https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-020-00418-8 Reported patterns of vaping to support long-term abstinence from smoking: a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of vapers]=== | |||
*Qualitative research suggests e-cigarettes can meet many of the needs of ex-smokers by substituting physical, psychological, social, cultural and identity-related aspects of tobacco addiction. | |||
*Most participants were self-reported long-term abstinent smokers (86.3%). | |||
*[https://sci-hub.st/10.1186/s12954-020-00418-8# PDF Version] | |||
===2019: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-abstract/22/5/728/5531618 Electronic Cigarette Use and Cigarette Abstinence Over 2 Years Among U.S. Smokers in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study]=== | ===2019: [https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-abstract/22/5/728/5531618 Electronic Cigarette Use and Cigarette Abstinence Over 2 Years Among U.S. Smokers in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study]=== | ||
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