Study Finds Vapes Outperform Patches and Gum for Quitting Smoking | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More

Study Finds Vapes Outperform Patches and Gum for Quitting Smoking | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More

*Smokers trying to quit may have better luck with e-cigarettes than with traditional aids like patches and gum, a major new Cochrane review suggests. Dr. Nicola Lindson, the study’s lead author from the University of Oxford, said having multiple paths to quitting matters because so many people fail on early attempts. “Although nicotine vapes are unlikely to be completely risk-free, they are less harmful than smoking, and that is the most importa…

CHOCHILINO Nicotine vapes best chance to quit smoking, major review finds %

Image source, Getty Images ByMichelle Roberts Digital health editor Smokers who want to quit have the best chance of doing so if they use nicotine e-cigarettes, a review has found. The Cochrane team looked at 80 major trials involving nearly 30,000 people and found that nicotine vapes were more effective than traditional aids such as patches, gum and support plans – increasing the success rate by about 60%, from around six in every 100 managin…