Could e-cigarette be the next alternative to (quit) smoking? Just read an article showing a study demonstrate e-cigarrete was as effective as nicotine patch in cutting down cigarette consumption. Personally, I am more skeptical toward the true efficacy of e-cigarette in smoking cessation. Although the study did show promising result, it was merely showing that e-cigarette replaced cigarette for nicotine supply. In other words, the patients were still nicotine dependent. They were still addicted to cigarettes or more precisely, e-cigarrete for now. Furthermore, the long term efficacy and safety of e-cigarette were not examined in this study. With these, I am not convinced, and therefore do not recommend the use of e-cigarette.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:50:51 +0000
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