E-cigarettes show no real quit advantage over patches.

Evidence

Anecdotal evidence that e-cigarettes help to wean smokers from traditional cigarettes requires verification with controlled clinical trials. In a randomized controlled study, Bullen and colleagues (2013) compared the success of different methods of helping smokers quit the habit. In a six-month evaluation, the quit rates were 7.3% for e-cigarettes, 5.89% for nicotine patches, and 4.1% for placebo e-cigarettes whose vapors contained no nicotine. These miniscule quit rates do not differ significantly from each other. Although the smokers wanted to quit, almost all of those in the e-cigarette condition apparently adopted a dual smoking pattern in which they smoked traditional cigarettes where they are permitted and e-cigarettes in places where the traditional ones are banned. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1728 (#expands, via linked claim)

In a randomized controlled study, Bullen and colleagues (2013) compared the success of different methods of helping smokers quit the habit. In a six-month evaluation, the quit rates were 7.3% for e-cigarettes, 5.89% for nicotine patches, and 4.1% for placebo e-cigarettes whose vapors contained no nicotine. These miniscule quit rates do not differ significantly from each other. Although the smokers wanted to quit, almost all of those in the e-cigarette condition apparently adopted a dual smoking pattern in which they smoked traditional cigarettes where they are permitted and e-cigarettes in places where the traditional ones are banned. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1728 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: E-cigarettes show no significant quit-rate advantage over patches or placebo — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1728; E-cigarettes show no better cessation rates than patches or placebos — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1728

Broader Connections

• E-cigarettes show no significant quit-rate advantage over patches or placebo #expands (1.00) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1728
• E-cigarettes show no better cessation rates than patches or placebos #expands (1.00) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1728