CNN (2/7, LaMotte) reports “people using e-cigarettes to quit smoking found them to be less helpful than more traditional” smoking cessation aids, according to a study, published Monday in the journal BMJ that analyzed the latest 2017 to 2019 data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. The study found that “nearly 60%” of daily e-cigarette users who were former smokers had resumed smoking by 2019. Study researcher John Pierce said, “This is the first time we found e-cigarettes to be less popular than FDA-approved pharmaceutical aids, such as medications or the use of patches, gum, or lozenges.” He added, “There’s no evidence that the use of e-cigarettes is an effective cessation aid.”
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— “E-cigarettes were less effective than gum and other nicotine replacement aids, study says “Sandee LaMotte, CNN, February 7, 2022