𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 | 𝐕𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲

People who smoke conventional cigarettes are increasingly turning to vaping as a pathway to quitting.  In this study published by the American Journal of Medicine, a total of 3,253 people were observed to compare the use of vaping products versus prescription anti-smoking drugs, and various smoking cessation therapies.

Conclusion:
Among individuals attempting to quit smoking, nicotine e-cigarettes were found to be more efficacious than conventional nicotine replacement or behavioral smoking cessation therapies, and may prove beneficial in reducing smoking-related health risks.

Link to Full Study
https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(23)00295-4/fulltext

Publication history
Published online: May 04, 2023
Accepted: April 13, 2023
Received: April 12, 2023

Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-Proof

Footnotes
Funding: JYL is supported by an Ivan Racheff Scholarship, funded through the Research Bursary Program of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University (Montreal, QC, Canada). KBF is supported by a Senior Research Scholar award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (Montreal, QC, Canada) and a William Dawson Scholar award from McGill University. MJE holds a James McGill Professor award from McGill University. The funding sources had no involvement in the conduct of this study, interpretation of results, or the preparation of this manuscript for publication.

Conflicts of Interest: All co-authors confirm that there are no conflicts to disclose.

Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.

Identification
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.04.014