New study demonstrates vaping effectiveness at 12 months

[DrMA]

IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Quit and Smoking Reduction Rates in Vape Shop Consumers: A Prospective 12-Month Survey | HTML

«40.8% subjects could be classified as quitters, 25.4% as reducers and 33.8% as failures»

That adds up to 66.2% of smokers who either quit or substantially reduced their cigarette consumption.

Compare this against success rate of traditional methods (cold turkey, NRT, prescription meds) which falls between 0-7% at 12 months
http://m.tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/12/1/21.abstract

 

[pgscott]

These kinds of studies ought to be the norm - there is no better information to be gained than looking at the behavior of real people in real world conditions.

 

[pennysmalls]

I'm surprised that most of the study participants still preferred tobacco flavored liquids after 12 months, really surprised.

 

[sofarsogood]

Does the study say the participants were started on cigalikes? My local vape shop doesn't sell cigalikes. The owner claims 75% of his new customers quit. Good mentoring and good devices make a difference. What might be the results from the best mentoring and the best equipment, both of which may be better than what's available anywhere today?

 

[SeniorBoy]

Thanks. Get ready for a HUGE media blitz which is easily debunked by this study posted above:

"U.S. Ad Campaign to Challenge Value of E-Cigarettes in Quitting Smoking
Officials say they are taking aim at vaping because the majority of users aren’t giving up smoking

The U.S. government for the first time is taking aim at electronic cigarettes in an advertising campaign, challenging their use as a tool to quit smoking.

The CDC pointed to a 2014 study in peer-reviewed Nicotine & Tobacco Research estimating that three of four people who use e-cigarettes continue to smoke traditional cigarettes. E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat nicotine-laced liquid into vapor.

The antismoking campaign has been expanded to include e-cigarettes because the majority of users aren’t giving up smoking, said Tim McAfee, senior medical officer at the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. “Our core message is cutting down is not sufficient,” he added."

Source: U.S. Ad Campaign to Challenge Value of E-Cigarettes in Quitting Smoking - WSJ

 

[caramel]

Thanks. Get ready for a HUGE media blitz which is easily debunked by this study posted above:

"U.S. Ad Campaign to Challenge Value of E-Cigarettes in Quitting Smoking
Officials say they are taking aim at vaping because the majority of users aren’t giving up smoking

Even using that old study, 25% quitters with no relapse after 12 months is way better than Chantix, with none of the side effects.

Where are the government ads against Chantix?

 

[SeniorBoy]

It was a 12 month study with this data:

Received: 28 January 2015 / Accepted: 16 March 2015 / Published: 24 March 2015

This is important from the study the OP posted:

"e-cigs’ success rates have been reported in several clinical trials [10,11,15,16] and Internet surveys [18,19,20], but never in prospective studies under natural conditions. Here, we present results from the first prospective survey of changes in daily cigarette consumption in smokers making their first purchase at vape shops. The higher success rates observed in this study could reflect both a progress in the type of e-cigs used currently, and a better support and advice from the vape shop staff."

Another article for your reading pleasure. OUR tax dollars spent!!!

---> The CDC's Anti-Smoking Ads Now Include E-Cigarettes

"The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is launching the latest strike in a long-running media battle between public health authorities and the tobacco industry to sway Americans’ feelings about cigarettes. Starting March 30, the CDC will roll out a $68 million ad campaign designed to help smokers quit. The campaign expands on the CDC’s three-year-old “Tips From Former Smokers” series, which enlists real people who've been ravaged by smoking. And for the first time, the new ads will also include former e-cigarette users."

"The CDC’s new campaign will run for 20 weeks and include broadcast, print, billboards, and online ads. One radio and print ad features a 35-year-old named Kristy "who tried using e-cigarettes to quit smoking cigarettes but ended up using both products instead,” according to the CDC’s announcement. Her lung collapsed, and she was diagnosed with pulmonary disease before she quit."

Source: The CDC's Anti-Smoking Ads Now Include E-Cigarettes - Bloomberg Business

 

[caramel]

One radio and print ad features a 35-year-old named Kristy "who tried using e-cigarettes to quit smoking cigarettes but ended up using both products instead,” according to the CDC’s announcement. Her lung collapsed, and she was diagnosed with pulmonary disease before she quit."[/I]

Cherry picked anecdotal evidence?

I have some too:

100-year-old celebrates her birthday by smoking 170,000th cigarette | Daily Mail Online