Dr. Siegal on the UK evidence - vaping doesn't have a negative impact on smoking cessation, but ANTZ have a negative impact on vaping

[Roger_Lafayette]

[Yes, you already knew that. But here's some good official gov't data from the UK, as described by Dr. Siegal.]

http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/02/most-recent-data-from-uk-points-to.html

Based on these most recent data from the UK, it appears that there just is not evidence to support the wild contentions that anti-smoking groups, advocates, and health agencies like the CDC and World Health Organization are disseminating to the public. Contrary to what Stan Glantz is telling the press, there simply is no evidence that the use of electronic cigarettes is undermining smoking cessation or impeding the decline in smoking prevalence. Nor is there evidence that electronic cigarettes are causing nonsmokers or ex-smokers to return to cigarette smoking. Moreover, there is no evidence that dual use is decreasing the motivation of smokers to quit or precluding these smokers from reaping any health benefits.

In contrast, however, to the lack of evidence that electronic cigarettes are having any negative public health effects, there is strong evidence to suggest that these products are having a substantial positive public health impact. In particular, there is evidence that not only do these products help many smokers quit smoking, but more generally, they increase population interest in smoking cessation, enhance levels of motivation to quit smoking, and lead to increased quit attempts among current smokers.

The only bad news coming out of the actual data is that the efforts of anti-smoking groups and advocates appear to be working: they are being successful in discouraging smokers from trying to quit smoking using electronic cigarettes.

There's plenty more at: http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/02/most-recent-data-from-uk-points-to.html

For the original UK gov't report, go to: Latest Statistics - Smoking In England (it's STS140122).

Also see this curious bit of graphical wizardry, which I posted yesterday: Approx. 40,625 smokers are switching to e-cigarettes each month. | Save e-cigs (Caveat lector: I'm not quite sure where they got their data, so YMMV.)

 

[katielara]

Also see this curious bit of graphical wizardry, which I posted yesterday: Approx. 40,625 smokers are switching to e-cigarettes each month. | Save e-cigs (Caveat lector: I'm not quite sure where they got their data, so YMMV.)[/QUOTE]

FYI : The information on the Save E-cigs post is taken from the Smoke England Tool Kit.