Dual use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes negatively impacts abstinence likelihood

A new study confirms what previous data had proven: e-cigarettes are not effective cessation devices. According to results published in ERJ Open Research, A smaller proportion of individuals who used both e-cigarettes and cigarettes achieved nicotine abstinence vs. individuals who used only cigarettes or only e-cigarettes, showing the complications dual usage can bring to cessation.

“In addition, while long term health effects of vapes need to be studied further, the double exposure to large amounts of nicotine and toxicants from both conventional cigarettes and vapes are a great concern for public health,” Josef Hamoud, of the University Medical Center Gttingen in Germany, said in a press release. To read more about the study, click here