Scientists in California studying vaping’s impact on U.S. smokers have found that a significant number have quit smoking as e-cigs have risen in popularity, but are e-cigs to thank?
While the scientists around the world remain divided on whether e-cigs serve more good than bad, this latest study, which was led by Shu-Hong Zhu with the University of California, has found a strong positive correlation between rising e-cig popularity and rates at which smokers are quitting their smoking habits.
Zhu was quoted by Reuters as having said that the study’s findings “need to be weighed carefully in regulatory policy making and in the planning of tobacco control interventions.”
The takeaway from this latest study’s findings:
- E-cigarette users more likely to attempt to quit smoking than non-vapers (65 percent in comparison to 40 percent).
- E-cigarette users more likely to successfully quit smoking for at least 3 months.
The study’s findings are consistent with what is now a growing body of evidence to support the notion that electronic cigarettes dispensing nicotine through vapor may have the ability to help smokers kick their smoking habits.
The study’s findings were published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal (BMJ).
While the findings of this particular study clearly show that vaping may very well benefit those looking to quit smoking, a separate study recently published in the journal Preventive Medicine found that some smokers don’t benefit from vaping – in fact, for some, it’s apparently the opposite as it may cause them to smoke more than they otherwise would.
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