NEW research published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research has demonstrated that people who try to use e-cigarettes to ease off regular cigarettes are no more likely to quit smoking in the long term.
While vaping has been shown to help quitting attempts in the short term, it does not have a significant effect after 12 months, reports the Pharmaceutical Journal.
The study included 617 people who smoked cigarettes daily and 88 others who supplemented their smoking using e-cigarettes either daily or on "some days per week".
At six months, dual users were 2.54 times more likely to report abstinence than exclusive cigarette smokers, but there was no significant difference between the two groups in the study at 12 or 18 months.
Researchers said the results cast doubt on the concept that dual use of e-cigarettes alongside tobacco can assist in attempts at smoking cessation.
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