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Daily e-cigarette use increases quit attempts and reduces smoking with no effect on cessation
  1. Felix Naughton
  1. Behavioural Science Group, Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Felix Naughton, Behavioural Science Group, Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK; fmen2{at}medschl.cam.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102173

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    Commentary on: Brose LS, Hitchman SC, Brown J, et al. Is the use of electronic cigarettes while smoking associated with smoking cessation attempts, cessation and reduced cigarette consumption? A survey with a 1-year follow-up. Addiction 2015;110:1160–8.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • Daily e-cigarette users are more likely to reduce and attempt to quit tobacco smoking than non-users, but are no more likely to report abstinence.

    • Improved measurement of e-cigarette use in future observational studies will improve our understanding of the relationship between e-cigarettes and smoking cessation.

    Context

    In the UK, peak increases in e-cigarette usage from 2013 to 20141 correspond broadly with a national increase in cessation of tobacco.2 An important question is whether e-cigarette use may cause a reduction in smoking. Brose and colleagues sought to address a key element of this question: whether …

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    • Competing interests None declared.