SNP recommendation guidelines
Some countries and medical organizations have provided recommendations on which tobacco treatment cases might benefit from safer nicotine products as cessation option.
Canada
Lower-Risk Nicotine Use Guidelines (LRNUG)
Link | https://www.nicotinedependenceclinic.com/en/lower-risk-nicotine-user-guidelin-es |
Audience | GPs |
By | CAMH, Pharmacists for a Smoke-Free Canada (NGO) |
Considerations | E-cigarettes combined with behavioural are a suitable cessation aid.
Complete switch should be advised. No specific device type recommended. Advise that there's no long-term risk quantification yet. Continued use reduces relapse risk. |
UK
NICE guidelines (NG209)
Link | https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209 |
Audience | GPs |
By | Gov UK / OHID |
Considerations | .... |
Using e-cigarettes to stop smoking
Link | https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/using-e-cigarettes-to-stop-smoking/ |
Audience | PWS |
By | National Health Service |
Considerations | .... |
New Zealand
Vaping products: Information for health care workers and stop-smoking services
VapingFacts
Link | https://vapingfacts.health.nz/vaping-to-quit-smoking/ |
Audience | PWS |
By | NZ Ministry of Health |
Considerations | No device approved as an official stop-smoking medicine.
Has helped many people quit smoking. Addresses the sensory, behavioural and social aspects. NRT and medical options still exist. Vaping is almost twice as effective as NRTs. Goal: reducing the strength of your nicotine. |