E-Cigarette Use and Smoking Cessation in the U.S.

Smokers who used electronic cigarettes were more likely to try to quit smoking and to succeed.

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has increased dramatically in the U.S. since 2010. To determine whether this increase is associated with smoking cessation at the population level, researchers examined data from five nationally representative surveys of tobacco use in the U.S. conducted between 2001 and 2015.

Key findings included the following:

Among 161,000 respondents to the 2014–2015 survey, 9% had ever used e-cigarettes (i.e., tried them “even one time”) and 2% used e-cigarettes currently (i.e., every day or some days) during the previous 12 months.
More smokers who had quit recently (<1 year of abstinence) than current smokers had ever used e-cigarettes (49% vs. 38%) or used them currently (19% vs. 12%).
In 2014−2015, smokers who us…

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Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP

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Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP

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E-Cigarette Use and Smoking Cessation in the U.S.

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