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Quit smoking by electronic cigarette has higher success rate - 2013-09-22 19:33:17
In Barcelona, Spain at the European Respiratory Society study presented at the annual meeting : Electronic cigarettes and nicotine Dry herb vaporizer patches are equally effective in helping smokers quit. However, electronic cigarettes can be more effective in helping smokers quit for not completely quit smoking .
The new study included the use of electronic cigarettes, counterfeit electronic cigarettes ( does not contain any nicotine ) or a nicotine patch of 657 smokers , duration 13 weeks . In the six months of end of the study , about 6% of the participants have successfully quit smoking.
Electronic cigarette smoking cessation group was 7.3 % nicotine patch group was 5.8 %, while the counterfeit electronic cigarette group was 4.1%. According to the University of Auckland, New Zealand National eGo series Institute for Health Innovation Director Chris Bullen believes that these differences were not statistically significant. In the study results show that e-cigarettes than nicotine patches to help people quit smoking six months to reduce the time .
6 months after cessation electronic cigarette without success group , 57% of people reduced their daily consumption of at least half , and the nicotine patch group had 41%. The researchers say that those who use electronic cigarettes - including the use of false version , about 90% of people advise their family and friends to use the nicotine patch group compared to only 56% . They also concluded that , in terms of security electronic cigarettes than nicotine patches more security.
Chris Bullen said: " Although our results do not show electronic cigarettes and nuns patch any clear difference between , but successfully quit smoking after six months , it seems certain that the electronic cigarette can be more effective in helping who successfully quit smoking . Interestingly, in our study , it appears that the use of electronic cigarettes than those who use nicotine patches more passionate , electronic cigarette group will recommend to their family or friends is far greater than the Mini Ecigar proportion using nicotine patches agents who can prove this point . "
Brent went on to say : "There are many unknown areas such as electronic cigarettes on the effectiveness and long-term effects . Given these devices become increasingly popular in many countries , and the accompanying regulatory uncertainty and inconsistency , the larger and more term trials are urgently needed to determine whether the device electronic cigarette might play to their potential , effective and universal smoking cessation aid . "