People are actually quitting smoking with the help of E-Cigarettes, or at least more so than with any other smoking cessation device. Out of 6,000 English smokers surveyed, one fifth of those smokers had reported no longer being smokers with the use of the apparatus. In comparison only a tenth of smokers surveyed who had strictly used a nicotine patch or gum reported no longer smoking.
The study, while not definitive nor an official clinical trial, is a huge success in support of the vaping craze that has been growing in popularity the past few years. Thomas Glynn, of the American Cancer Society, says this is good news, but not changing anything…
“This will not settle the e-cigarette issue by any means...but it is further evidence that, in a real-world context, e-cigarettes can be a useful, although not revolutionary, tool in helping some smokers to stop.”
The race is on to grab market share in the smoking alternative which as of last year became a multibillion dollar industry. The New York Times reports that over 42 million Americans smoke and that 480,000 will die yearly from smoking related illness. While one out of five smokers being reported is encouraging, there is still no hard evidence to state whether E-Cigarettes do or don’t pose an even bigger risk to human health. That being said, the common belief by medical professionals is that the toxins in E-Cigarette vapor is far lower than those found in cigarettes.
Researchers say the reason for the lack of an official clinical trial was due to the willingness of smokers to participate in the study honestly. A smoker would enter trials wanting to get an E-Cigarette, then if they were placed in the patch category, would immediately drop out of the program. Robert West, the Director of Tobacco Studies at University College London and one of the heads on this study says that while the study is not “clinical”, it is far more effective in showing accurate numbers in this instance…
“The medical model is great for cancer drugs, but it doesn’t really work for this situation because there’s nothing to stop participants in the patches group from just going out and buying an e-cigarette.”
