A new analysis led by researchers at the New York University (NYU) College of Global Public Health has found vaping to be a safer option than smoking.
While many questions regarding the health implications of vaping remain unclear at this time, the researchers behind the analysis found that based on the research that they examined, there is benefit to vaping for smokers as it reduces harm. They note that quitting is ideal, but harm minimization through vaping instead of smoking is still beneficial.
The lead author of the analysis, NYU College of Global Public Health professor of social and behavioral science David Abrams, PhD, explained the findings of the analysis as he stated that “when a harmful behavior cannot be eliminated, we can still dramatically reduce adverse health consequences.” Which, in this case, means vaping instead of smoking.
“The safest course is to stop smoking or, better, never to start. But a harm minimization approach recognizes that demanding absolute perfection is often counterproductive and that, when a harmful behavior cannot be eliminated, we can still dramatically reduce adverse health consequences.”
Abrams went on to cite recent studies that have shown that vaping instead of smoking could save millions of lives in the U.S. alone.
“Studies show that if most current American smokers switched to vaping e-cigarettes over the next 10 years, there could be as many as 6.6 million fewer premature deaths and 86.7 million fewer life years would be lost”
The analysis, which was funded by The Truth Initiative, was published in the journal Annual Review of Public Health. The Truth Initiative is a nonprofit tobacco control organization that claims to be “dedicated to achieving a culture where all youth and young adults reject tobacco.” The nonprofit was founded in 1999 with the motto: “Inspiring tobacco-free lives.”
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