Increasing the quit rate among smokers in the UK are vapers using e-cig starter kits to help them kick the cravings. So, regardless of whether you vape as a means to stop smoking or you’re looking for a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) that works, find out why public health advocates are promoting these smokeless, nicotine products.
The study
University College London scientists published a study in the journal, Addiction, that followed 18,929 smokers who were attempting to give up combustible cigarettes with the use of e-cig starter kits. What they found was subjects who were using e-cigs, rather than regular NRTs, were three times more likely to refrain from their urges and remain free from tobacco use.
Scientists curved the results of their research to account for factors like social status, age, and influences and when formulating their evidence, how many times prior to the study that each subject may have tried to quit smoking.
To be considered a successful quitter, ex-smokers needed to confirm that they had remained smoke-free for a 12-month period and that they had been using an e-cig starter kit, rather than a regular NRT.
The objective
The study was conducted to provide further evidence that e-cigarettes can be used as effective quitting tools, highlighting how crucial these devices work as support systems in helping people stop smoking. Also, many ex-smokers find that the transition to e-cigs is much easier than going cold turkey or relying on regular NRTs.
What was the result?
The results of the study concurred that those who vape are 95% more likely to be successful than those who don’t and those who were given nicotine replacement therapies as a prescription, either on their own or paired with an e-cig starter kit, were 34% more likely to succeed in quitting smoking for good.
While some nicotine replacement therapies, such as the patch, nicotine gum, and lozenges did prove to be successful among withdrawing patients, it was found that those who were prescribed therapies from their physician, rather than over-the-counter, had a higher rate of success.
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