Time to support Filipino vape law, not relitigate it
“Any concerns about youth vaping are well covered in last year’s landmark vape law. The Philippines has more than enough…
Jackson SE et al., ‘Associations between dual use of e-cigarettes and smoking cessation: A prospective study of smokers in England,’ Addiction Behaviour, 2020 April, 103:106.
Key Points:
- The study of 1,498 UK smokers found that smokers who also vaped were twice as likely to give up smoking after one year than smokers who didn’t.
- Smokers who used vapes were just as likely to successfully quit smoking as those who use nicotine replacement therapies (NRT).
- There is no evidence to support concerns that ‘dual-use’ of vaping products and cigarettes prevents smokers from quitting.
- “In England, dual use of e-cigarettes is not associated with reduced overall quit rates compared with exclusive smoking or dual use of NRT.”
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