Ripped From The Headlines: “Vapes Help More People Quit Smoking Than Other Methods”

The closing weeks of summer have brought encouraging news on multiple fronts in the pursuit of smarter regulation of nicotine products. Not only has the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized additional smoke-free products for adult consumers, but the news has been dominated by headlines from a Cochrane study showing nicotine e-cigarettes as more effective at helping adults quit smoking than other FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapies.

• Cochrane: “Vapes help more people quit smoking than other methods”

  
  

• BBC News: “Nicotine vapes best chance to quit smoking, major review finds”

• British Medical Journal: “Vaping is best for helping adult smokers quit, Cochrane review finds”

• The Pharmacist: “Nicotine vapes better than other methods for quitting smoking, finds Cochrane review”

• Vice News: “This Is the Most Effective Way to Quit Smoking, According to a Massive Study”

• The Independent: “Vaping boosts chances of quitting smoking by 61%, study finds”

An independent organization that reviews the best available research on health treatments, Cochrane is widely regarded as the gold standard for evidence-based medicine.

The growing consensus from leading public health authorities about the importance of including authorized e-cigarettes in patient-centered conversations regarding smoking cessation underscores the importance of FDA should embracing science and accelerating the authorization of more smoke-free, quality-controlled products.

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