A 2016 literature review was recently updated based on the concluding results from a multitude of studies from around the world. The evidence collected suggests that electronic cigarettes (ex. Logic e-cigs) are the most effective tools for smoking cessation when compared to other nicotine replacement therapies (NCTs), including nicotine gum and nicotine patches.
The review
The review entitled “Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation” was originally conducted by the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group in the United Kingdom, and with so many continuing studies over the past four years, recent updates were added this past October to further the conclusions of the original study. The review includes the findings from 12,430 participants within 50 completed studies over the four-year period; 26 of which were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), a type of scientific experiment aimed at reducing certain sources of bias when testing the effectiveness of new treatments, which is accomplished by the random allocation of subjects.
What were the results?
With the objective being to evaluate the effect and safety of using electronic cigarettes (ex. Logic e-cigs) to help people who smoke achieve long-term smoking abstinence, the combined findings concluded that vaping nicotine is 70% more effective in helping users quit as opposed to patches or gum. There was also no clear evidence found that could link vaping products containing nicotine to any serious health conditions.
“There is now evidence that electronic cigarettes with nicotine are likely to increase the chances of quitting successfully compared to nicotine gum or patches,” said Jamie Harmann-Boyce of Cochrane.
A combination of RCTs and randomized cross-over trials in which people who smoke were randomized to electronic cigarettes or control conditions, as well as uncontrolled invention studies in which all participants received e-cig intervention, were used in the conclusive review. Also, participants within each study needed to report abstinence from cigarettes at six months or longer for them to be accounted for in the concluded percentage.
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