Cochrane, a research institute considered something of a benchmark in evidence-based public health interventions, has released an updated review that finds vaping products help adults quit cigarettes more than traditional nicotine replacement therapies, like patches and gums.
Specifically, the authors of the Cochrane report, including Jamie Hartmann-Boyce of Oxford and Nancy Rigotti of Harvard Medical School, concluded that there “was high certainty that quit rates were higher in people randomized to nicotine EC [e-cigarettes] than in those randomized to nicotine replacement therapy.”
The latest review now includes 78 studies—40 of them randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that involved more than 22,000 adults who smoked and assessed “the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of using electronic cigarettes” to help them quit. The review has added 22 studies since the last update in 2021.
“Nicotine e-cigarettes can help people stop smoking for at least six months,” wrote the Cochrane authors. “Evidence shows they work better than nicotine replacement therapy, and probably better than e-cigarettes without nicotine. They may work better than no support, or behavioral support alone, and they may not be associated with serious unwanted effects.”
Alex Norcia – Filter – 2022-11-22.
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