The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 11
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
Background:
Adults
who
smoke
cigarettes
(AWS)
switch
to
electronic
nicotine
delivery
systems
(ENDS)
are
likely
reduce
their
health
risks.Objectives:
To
explore
ENDS-users'
readiness
stop
smoking
(RTSS)
when
adopting
ENDS,
the
prospective
association
of
RTSS
and
switching
away
from
(past-30-day
abstinence),
role
frequency
JUUL
use
in
switching.Methods:
Analyses
used
data
a
naturalistic
2-year
longitudinal
study
17,393
AWS
(55.4%
male)
had
purchased
Starter
Kit.Results:
Only
20%
were
planning
within
7
days
at
baseline
but
highest
likelihood
switching,
70%
Month-24
(vs.
year
or
more:
OR
=
2.33;
95%CI
2.13-2.55).
Those
30
(24%),
6
months
(24%)
more
(27%)
rates
53
~
59%
Month-24;
those
planned
never
quit
(6%)
51%
rates.
Daily
ENDS
was
prospectively
associated
with
subsequent
infrequent:
1.68;
1.60-1.77);
frequent
users
(≥20
days/month)
also
higher
(OR
1.22;
1.15-1.28).
Descriptively,
participants
on
be
daily
users,
neither
interacted
RTSS,
nor
mediated
its
switching.Conclusions:
Most
adopters
not
ready
smoking,
would
candidates
for
cessation
treatment.
However,
majority
-
even
abstinent
two
years
later.
may
facilitate
abstinence
populations
reached
by
traditional
interventions.
American Journal of Public Health,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
111(9), P. 1661 - 1672
Published: Aug. 19, 2021
The
topic
of
e-cigarettes
is
controversial.
Opponents
focus
on
e-cigarettes'
risks
for
young
people,
while
supporters
emphasize
the
potential
to
assist
smokers
in
quitting
smoking.
Most
US
health
organizations,
media
coverage,
and
policymakers
have
focused
primarily
youths.
Because
their
messaging,
much
public-including
most
smokers-now
consider
e-cigarette
use
as
dangerous
or
more
than
By
contrast,
National
Academies
Science,
Engineering,
Medicine
concluded
that
likely
far
less
hazardous
Policies
intended
reduce
adolescent
vaping
may
also
adult
smokers'
quit
attempts.
evidence
indicates
can
increase
odds
smoking,
many
scientists,
including
this
essay's
authors,
encourage
community,
media,
carefully
weigh
vaping's
smoking-attributable
mortality.
We
review
use,
likelihood
increases
smoking
cessation,
concerns
about
youth
vaping,
need
balance
valid
youths
with
benefits
increasing
cessation.
New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
390(7), P. 601 - 610
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
Electronic
nicotine-delivery
systems
-
also
called
e-cigarettes
are
used
by
some
tobacco
smokers
to
assist
with
quitting.
Evidence
regarding
the
efficacy
and
safety
of
these
is
needed.
PubMed,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
1, P. CD010216 - CD010216
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
Electronic
cigarettes
(ECs)
are
handheld
electronic
vaping
devices
which
produce
an
aerosol
by
heating
e-liquid.
People
who
smoke,
healthcare
providers
and
regulators
want
to
know
if
ECs
can
help
people
quit
smoking,
they
safe
use
for
this
purpose.
This
is
a
review
update
conducted
as
part
of
living
systematic
review.
Circulation Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
131(3)
Published: June 21, 2022
Although
the
US
Food
and
Drug
Administration
has
not
approved
e-cigarettes
as
a
cessation
aid,
industry
at
times
positioned
their
products
in
that
way
for
adults
trying
to
quit
traditional
cigarettes;
however,
novelty
customizability
have
driven
them
into
hands
of
unintended
users,
particularly
adolescents.
Most
new
users
e-cigarette
never
smoked
therefore,
understanding
respiratory
cardiovascular
consequences
use
become
increasing
interest
research
community.
studies
been
performed
on
adult
but
majority
these
study
participants
are
either
former
smokers
or
who
used
switch
from
smoking.
Therefore,
this
population
attributable
alone.
Preclinical
effects
naive
various
organ
systems;
almost
all
animals,
which
makes
translation
health
adolescents
problematic.
Given
inhalation
any
foreign
substance
can
systems,
more
holistic
pathways
involved
toxicity
could
help
guide
researchers
novel
therapeutic
treatment
strategies.
The
goals
scientific
statement
provide
salient
background
information
cardiopulmonary
(vaping)
adolescents,
preventive
strategies
future
directions,
inform
public
policymakers
risks,
both
short
long
term,
vaping.
