The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has debunked a research paper claiming that “vapes don’t help people quit smoking normal cigarettes”.
The organisation called the paper “lousy” and “awful” but it was still used by many media outlets as justification to publish another round of articles attacking tobacco harm reduction and instilling fear about switching into smokers.
Independent observers have noted that the evidence supporting the use of electronic cigarettes as a quit smoking tool has continued to gain in strength over the last ten years.
The ACSH says: “About a decade ago, studies began to show that vaping helped smokers abandon their deadly cigarette habit, and the evidence has only grown more convincing since then.”
Trajectories of ENDS and cigarette use among dual users: analysis of waves 1 to 5 of the PATH Study was published in the journal Tobacco Control detailing work by a team at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
They concluded: “Most dual users maintained long-term cigarette smoking or dual use, highlighting the need to address cessation of both products.”
Dave Cross – Planet of the Vapes – 2023-01-25.
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