UK trial: mailed vape kits beat emails for quitting, phone support doubles success

A UK randomised trial in NEJM Evidence finds a mailed vape kit beats automated emails for quitting smoking, and brief phone support nearly doubles success.

Researcher Challenges Thirdhand Vaping Mouse Studies

Youth Vaping Has Minimal Impact on Lifetime Mortality, Study Finds

A study based on assumptions While scientists continue to investigate the long-term health effects of e-cigarettes, a team of researchers set out to simulate “plausible ranges of lifetime mortality outcomes for a single-year birth cohort exposed to e-cigarettes from the beginning of their use among adolescents through their peak prevalence today.” In other words, the […]

Cochrane review finds vaping more effective than nicotine replacement therapy for quitting smoking

In summary After analysing 80 randomised trials, Cochrane’s lead author says that, based on the consistency of the findings, nicotine e-cigarettes are “a proven and viable option for people wishing to quit traditional cigarettes.” This added effectiveness translates into 4 more people quitting smoking per 100 (95% CI: 1 to 7 more), a 61% higher […]

E-Cigarette Directories Did Not Reduce Flavored Sales: Study

Products not listed on state directories accounted for more than half of vape sales in all three states. The post E-Cigarette Directories Did Not Reduce Flavored Sales: Study first appeared on Tobacco Reporter .

80,000 Responses Later, Will the EU Listen to the Evidence on Tobacco Harm Reduction?

The European Union is entering a potentially decisive period for tobacco harm reduction. With its latest tobacco consultation now closed, Brussels must decide whether future regulation will recognise the very different risks posed by cigarettes, vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches—or increasingly treat them as variations of the same problem. The European Commission launched […]

Cochrane Review Finds Nicotine Vapes More Effective Than NRT for Quitting Smoking

Official Publications on the Safety of Vapes: Caution Should Not Cast Doubt on Established Facts

The way health authorities communicate about vaping can influence whether smokers understand, reject or embrace safer alternatives. As evidence supporting vaping as a smoking-cessation tool continues to strengthen, researchers are increasingly recognising that consumer perceptions and experiences are themselves important public-health outcomes. This is where consumer-reported outcome measures (CROMs) can add valuable insight. As discussed […]

For Smokers Who Struggle to Quit, Reiterate Experts, Vapes Are a Viable Smoking Cessation Option

A growing body of scientific evidence is prompting healthcare professionals to reconsider how they discuss smoking cessation with adult patients. A new Special Communication published in JAMA by an expert panel convened by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) argues that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes should be included in conversations about quitting smoking alongside […]