Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation

Nicola Lindson, Jonathan Livingstone-Banks, Ailsa R  Butler, Hayden McRobbie Christopher Bullen Peter Hajek, Angela Difeng Wu, Rachna Begh, Annika Theodoulou, Claire Ma, Caitlin Notley, Nancy Rigotti, Tari Turner, Thomas Fanshawe, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce

This updated Cochrane review found a high-certainty evidence that nicotine vaping products are more effective than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), such as patches and gum, for helping people quit smoking.

The review analysed 80 randomised controlled trials involving almost 30,000 adults who smoke.

It found that nicotine vaping increased quit rates by around 60% compared with NRT – from about six in every 100 people successfully quitting to around one in 10.

The review found no clear evidence of a difference in serious adverse events between nicotine vaping and NRT.

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