Smoking cessation: electronic cigarettes more effective than traditional substitutes

Sevrage tabagique : les cigarettes électroniques plus efficaces que les substituts classiques

To stop smoking, what is the best substitute ? According to American researchers, electronic cigarettes appear to be more effective than patches, gums, lozenges or other traditional products.

Tobacco is responsible for 75,000 deaths per year in France, including 45,000 from cancer. It is also the leading cause of preventable cancers.

“Most adults who smoke want to quit, but many have difficulty doing so,” says Professor Jamie Hartmann-Boyce of the University of Massachusetts. "We need a range of evidence-based options. Because some people will try many ways to quit smoking before finding the one that suits them. "

A vast study

The researcher thus reviewed 88 studies conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom or Italy and involving more than 27,000 participants.

The analysis revealed that for 100 people using electronic cigarettes, eight to ten should succeed in quitting smoking, compared to six for those using a traditional substitute and 4 for those trying to quit without help.

"We have very clear evidence that, although not risk-free, nicotine e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than smoking," says Jamie Hartmann- Boyce. "Some people who have not had success in the past with other techniques have discovered that electronic cigarettes can help them. "

The researcher further recalls that in England, "unlike the rest of the world, electronic cigarettes have been adopted by public health agencies as a tool to help people to reduce the harm caused by tobacco.