Incidence of Cigarette Smoking Relapse Among Individuals Who Switched to e-Cigarettes or Other Tobacco Products
Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
- 26 October 2021
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Key Points
Question Is switching to e-cigarettes associated with prevention of relapse to cigarette smoking?
Findings In this cohort study of a representative sample of US adults, 9.4% of respondents who smoked cigarettes became recent former smokers 1 year later. Switching to any tobacco product including e-cigarettes was associated with an 8.5% increase in relapse to smoking over the next year; this increase in relapse was similar to that seen in individuals who switched to other tobacco products.
Meaning Switching to e-cigarettes is not associated with relapse prevention for cigarette smoking in US adults.
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