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Studies E-cigarettes do not help smokers quit
Many people use so-called e-cigarettes to get rid of normal tobacco. Through electronic cigarettes they want to restrict their smoking or stop it altogether. Scientists from the University of California (UCSF) in San Francisco have now discovered that e-cigarettes do not seem to offer the hoped-for help.
At the beginning of the year, many people are starting to quit smoking. Often, smokers try to settle their vices with the help of e-cigarettes. But that could be the wrong way. American doctors have now found that smokers of e-cigarettes have bigger problems quitting smoking than consumers of regular cigarettes. The results of their study published the researchers in the journal "Lancet Respiratory Medicine".
According to a recent study, e-cigarettes do not help with smoking cessation. (Image: esoxx01 / fotolia.com) E-cigarettes are an effective way to quit smoking?
The effects of electronic cigarettes have long been critically discussed. One of the key questions is whether e-cigarettes really help stop smoking? A new large study will now give the answer to this question. Because e-cigarettes can not be recommended as an effective weaning aid, unless it is certain that they really support smoking cessation, said lead author Dr. Sara Kalkhoran. In the e-cigarettes, liquid nicotine and aroma substances are heated and the resulting vapor is inhaled by the smokers. The procedure is intended to simulate the feeling of smoking, but without the harmful side effects of tobacco, the physician added. E-cigarettes are often rated as a healthier alternative to regular cigarettes because users do not breathe carcinogenic fumes.
Users of e-cigarettes may find it harder to quit smoking
Many manufacturers of e-cigarettes promote their products by helping to quit smoking. However, there is no evidence for that, the scientists from the UCSF said. For the current study, the doctors reviewed 38 earlier investigations. The researchers analyzed whether e-cigarettes really help to live smoke-free. The experts found that smoking cigarettes users were about 28 percent less likely to quit smoking than regular smokers. The irony is that most adults and teenagers use e-cigarettes to quit smoking. While it is clear that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than traditional cigarettes, most consumers continue to smoke regular cigarettes. Stanton A. Glantz, director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control, Research and Education. Thus, people do not stop smoking due to e-cigarettes, but rather continue to be tied to normal cigarettes. Some experts even claim that electronic cigarettes actually interfere with efforts to stop smoking by continuing to support nicotine addiction among users.
Recent study examines many factors and real observation analyzes
Switching from one type of nicotine uptake to another nicotine delivery system does not mean that users stop the first form of nicotine use. Norman Edelman, senior scientific adviser to the American Lung Association. People will not automatically stop smoking, even though e-cigarettes are often cheaper and safer. The current study reviewed real observational and clinical studies. She also considered other factors, including demographics, past attempts to stop smoking and the severity of nicotine addiction, the physician added.
Critics refer to the investigation as grossly misleading
But there are also some researchers who have criticized the methods used. For example, Peter Hajek of Queen Mary University of London described the study as grossly misleading. The subjects in the investigation were all smokers who were asked if they had used e-cigarettes in the past. Thus, people who smoked e-cigarettes and yet stopped consuming tobacco are not included in the study. Professor Ann McNeill, Deputy Director of the UK Center for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies, did not name the findings of the current study scientific. The information from two of the older studies was either inaccurate or misleading, added Professor McNeill. The physician was involved in both studies. This latest publication can do great damage. Many people will continue to smoke and die because they believe e-cigarettes will not help stop smoking, the researcher added. This is not the case.
New rules for dealing with e-cigarettes needed
Some experts point out other disadvantages of electronic cigarettes. E-cigarettes may be the gateway to proper cigarettes, Dr. Daniel Neides from the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. In addition, users of e-cigarettes would often consume higher levels of nicotine because they use their devices more often. If they then feel they need more nicotine, many of them switch to cigarettes. Envy of CBS News. Society must reconsider the laws and rules governing the use of electronic cigarettes. Banning e-cigarettes in smoke-free zones could help reduce the use of e-cigarettes. Maybe that will increase the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation, Dr. Kalkhoran and Professor Glantz in their study.