The E-Cigarette: Are We Replacing One Addiction with Another?

Is tobacco addiction being replaced by the electronic cigarette?

The electronic cigarette is today seen as a means of making it easier to quit smoking. Some ex-smokers swear by it. But others, on the contrary, view it as a new form of addiction. Where do things stand today? Does the electronic cigarette truly allow people to reduce or even stop their nicotine consumption, or is it considered an addiction replacing another?

1- Various methods exist to help smokers quit smoking

Many methods currently exist to try to reduce one's daily dose of nicotine: nicotine patches, therapeutic chewing gums, lozenges, inhalers, electronic cigarettes, behavioral therapies, hypnosis, support groups… The World Health Organization (WHO) has also established the World No Tobacco Day and governments of many countries continually try to find new options to help addicted smokers. To quit tobacco, a smoker therefore has multiple possibilities available to them.

Unfortunately, few of the methods currently considered medical show real results. They work for some people, but fail to help others.

2- The electronic cigarette now considered the best nicotine substitute.

Faced with the failure of many people who tried in vain to quit smoking using conventional methods, the question of the electronic cigarette as an alternative arose. Quitting smoking would indeed considerably reduce the risk of cancer and chronic diseases and would lead to better health. For all those unable to give up their daily dose of nicotine, the question of using the e-cigarette began to gain attention. This is especially true for pregnant women, who must give up their daily cigarettes in just a matter of days. Could vaping then be of real benefit to all these people wishing to stop their tobacco consumption more or less urgently?

Studies have multiplied since the commercialization of the electronic cigarette. Conducted by tobacco specialists, scientists and medical professionals, their aim is to demonstrate the usefulness or the danger of electronic cigarettes.

Vaping, considered less risky than conventional tobacco

The results of these studies demonstrated that the e-cigarette was far less risky than a regular cigarette. For example, it would have no effect on the fetus and is seen as a revolution for all pregnant women who do not want to smoke during their pregnancy (In our opinion, the best option is to avoid consuming any nicotine at all during pregnancy). Vaping, when used wisely, is therefore currently considered the best nicotine substitute available on the market.

3- Serious studies show the benefits of the e-cigarette

In January 2019, a study was released revealing real results for the first time. This study was conducted in the United Kingdom by the Ministry of Health, within the framework of the "Stop Smoking Services" support program. Some of the nearly 900 people tested, smoking an average of 15 cigarettes a day, took on the challenge set for them: quitting smoking through the electronic cigarette or the medication known as varenicline. The New England Journal of Medicine revealed the results: the e-cigarette would be twice as effective as other methods offered for quitting smoking.

Following this, a new study was published, this time involving 19,000 smokers. Published on May 22nd in the journal "Addiction", this study confirms the results of the previous one: the e-cigarette would make it easier to quit tobacco dependence, with a success rate of 95% and 82% compared to those who had not used one. Smokers who followed a doctor's prescription recommending a nicotine substitute recorded an additional success rate of 34%.

After implementing a more or less aggressive anti-tobacco policy, by promoting the electronic cigarette as a means of reducing dependence, the United Kingdom now has only 17% of smokers.

Fact: millions of people have managed to quit nicotine, thanks to the electronic cigarette.

The electronic cigarette therefore appears to be an effective solution for all people — teenagers, men, women and pregnant women — who are unable to stop smoking. It has so far helped many people to permanently quit nicotine.

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