Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation and Reduction.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Hayden McRobbie, Chris Bullen, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Peter Hajek
Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation and Reduction.
The Cochrane Library
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD010216. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.Published Online: 17 DEC 2014
"There is evidence from two trials that ECs [electronic cigarettes] help smokers to stop smoking long-term compared with placebo ECs. However, the small number of trials, low event rates and wide confidence intervals around the estimates mean that our confidence in the result is rated 'low' by GRADE standards. The lack of difference between the effect of ECs compared with nicotine patches found in one trial is uncertain for similar reasons. ECs appear to help smokers unable to stop smoking altogether to reduce their cigarette consumption when compared with placebo ECs and nicotine patches, but the above limitations also affect certainty in this finding. In addition, lack of biochemical assessment of the actual reduction in smoke intake further limits this evidence.”
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