NEW RESEARCH: E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Give Up Bad Habit

E-cigarettes produce a vapor that contains nicotine, and researchers found that the devices are helping people cut down and quit smoking.

The research was conducted by the University of Auckland in New Zealand and published in the European Respiratory Society journal. They found that 7.3 percent of e-cigarette users quit smoking after six months. This compares to 5.8 percent with the patch.

New research suggests that electronic cigarettes are just as effective as nicotine patches in helping people quit smoking. 

 E-cigarettes have also proved helpful in helping smokers cut down their nicotine intake. Fifty-seven percent of e-cigarette users cut down their cigarette use in half, which compares to 41 percent of nicotine patch users.

“The key message is that in the context of minimum support, e-cigarettes are at least as effective as nicotine patches,” said Professor Peter Hajek, the director of the Tobacco Dependence Research Unit at Queen Mary University of London.

He added: “E-cigarettes are also more attractive than patches to many smokers, and can be accessed in most countries without the restrictions around medicines that apply to nicotine replacement therapy or the costly involvement of health professionals. These advantages suggest that e-cigarettes have the potential to increase rates of smoking cessation and reduce costs to quitters and to health services.”

Hajek also notes that e-cigarettes are a more economical option to quitting smoking, and may even help reduce individual health care costs.

By Marissa Brassfield of CalorieLab

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