Do e-cigarettes really help in quitting?

While e-cigarettes help adults in quitting smoking but they also increase the risk of relapse in some of the former smokers, revealed a new study. “This study is the first to point out that even if smokers may succeed in stopping smoking with the aid of electronic cigarettes, they still need to be monitored by doctors and health professionals to prevent a relapse in the long term,” said Ramchandar Gomajee, study lead author. The study was published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine. “Prior to technological advancements made around 2013, e-cigarette devices were difficult to use and only effective for the most dedicated of would-be quitters,” said Gregory Conley, president, American Vaping Association. “While e-cigarettes may be a potential off ramp for adult smokers, they have proved to be a heavily traveled on ramp to nicotine addiction among youth,” said the founder of the group Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising. (ANI)