Although e-cigarettes are generally considered to be less harmful than combustible cigarettes, whether vaping should be explicitly incorporated into tobacco smoking cessation strategies is controversial. In 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found insufficient evidence to determine the balance of benefits and harms of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in adults.
Although e-cigarettes are generally considered to be less harmful than combustible cigarettes, whether vaping should be explicitly incorporated into tobacco smoking cessation strategies is controversial.
In 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found insufficient evidence to determine the balance of benefits and harms of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in adults.
At that time, the USPSTF cited a lack of well-designed, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported smoking abstinence and adverse events.
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Although e-cigarettes are generally considered to be less harmful than combustible cigarettes, whether vaping should be explicitly incorporated into tobacco smoking cessation strategies is controversial. In 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found insufficient evidence to determine the balance of benefits and harms of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in adults. At that time, the USPSTF cited a lack of well-designed, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported smoking abstinence and adverse events.
A Cochrane review of 88 studies, including 47 RCTs, found high-certainty evidence that e-cigarettes increased smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and other smoking cessation treatments. Serious adverse events were not increased in the e-cigarette groups.
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