| Line 263: | Line 263: | ||
*The most important message from this case series is that these smokers, with a documented history of recurring relapses, were able to quit smoking and to remain abstinent for at least six months after taking up an electronic cigarette. | *The most important message from this case series is that these smokers, with a documented history of recurring relapses, were able to quit smoking and to remain abstinent for at least six months after taking up an electronic cigarette. | ||
*[https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1752-1947-5-585.pdf PDF Version] | *[https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1752-1947-5-585.pdf PDF Version] | ||
===2011: [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03505.x 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. | |||
*[https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03505.x PDF Version] | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
edits