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Something is changing! Is it already possible to claim that e-cigarettes help to quit smoking?

MedExpress Team

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Published April 12, 2024 08:00

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An observational study of a large population of adult cigarette smokers was conducted in the US, with the endpoint being the percentage of people who abstained from smoking for 30 days. Krzysztof Łanda, advisor to Ukraine's health minister, founder of the Watch Health Care Foundation, and former deputy health minister in charge of drug policy, comments on the results of the study.

Commentary on the study titled: Divergence in Cigarette Discontinuation Rates by Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS): Longitudinal Findings From the United States PATH Study Waves 1-6 by Karin A. Kasza and colleagues. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2024, XX, 1-8; https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae027; published April 3, 2024.


The principal investigator of the presented study emphasizes the importance of using the most recent data when making public health decisions. Policies, especially health policies, should be based not only on the m...

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