E-cigarettes linked with higher quitting success rate, provide no change in total quit attempts

[5150sick]

http://www.healio.com/family-medici...rate-provide-no-change-in-total-quit-attempts


"Disclosure: Beard reports receiving unrestricted research funding from Pfizer and is funded by CRUK and SPHR. Please see the full study for all other researchers’ relevant financial disclosures."

The fact that Pfizer wants to know is a bad thing - 5150

 

[Rossum]

I wonder how they define a "quit attempt"? I never "attempted" to quit smoking. I started vaping late in 2013 and less than a week later, I wasn't smoking anymore.

 

[5150sick]

I wonder how they define a "quit attempt"? I never "attempted" to quit smoking. I started vaping late in 2013 and less than a week later, I wasn't smoking anymore.

The same thing happened to me.

I bought a cheap gas station cigilike in August 2012 to get through a week long hospital stay figuring along with the patch it would help take the edge off.

The second night I was on my netbook purchasing a starter kit.

I haven't smoked a cigarette since.

 

[dcarpentier]

According to the researchers, the success rate of attempts to quit smoking increased by 0.098% (95% CI, 0.064-0.132; P < .001) for every 1% increase in the prevalence of e-cigarettes use by smokers.

Is that the same as saying a 9.8% success rate on an individual basis ?

It would seem about right too.. and I think part of the low (although still great, thats a lot of people) number is the lack of knowledge about vaping.. think of how many times a week we all have to explain to someone (even a smoker) about what vaping is. Need to find a way to lead more smokers to this vaping oasis.