Is the electronic cigarette suitable for quitting smoking?   Most e-cigarette users report that they intend to quit, but there are few evidence-based intervention studies for e-cigarette cessation. So the authors of the study conducted by authors from different American universities sought to understand how and why e-cigarette users attempt to quit smoking on [...]

Are electronic cigarettes recommended to stop smoking?   Kenneth Warner, dean emeritus and professor emeritus at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, believes there is sufficient evidence to support the use of e-cigarettes as a first-line smoking cessation aid for adults. "Far too many adults who want to quit smoking are not [...]

Are nicotine sachets (pouches) safe?   The objective of the study was to measure the concentration of nicotine and nitrosamine derivatives known to be carcinogenic. The analyses concerned 44 products on the market. The products examined contained between 1.8 and 47.5 mg of nicotine. More than 36% of products contained more than 16.7 mg [...]

Why stop smoking before age 35?   A recent US study confirmed that smoking was associated with earlier death overall and increased mortality from cancer, heart disease, and lower respiratory disease. In this study, the excess mortality associated with smoking was higher in women than in men. The results also confirm the importance of [...]

Ban on mint e-liquids: what would happen? A recent U.S. study examined how current smokers of menthol cigarettes or flavored cigars and current users of flavored e-cigarettes may react to three hypothetical flavoring ban scenarios: Scenario 1: Ban on mentholated cigarettes and flavored cigars only; Scenario 2: Ban on e-cigarettes with all non-tobacco flavors [...]

Does nicotine have an impact on cannabis?   Nicotine and cannabis are commonly used together, but few studies have examined the effects of their simultaneous administration. It is known that nicotine reinforces the intake of cannabinoids by enhancing the stimuli. What is valid for cannabis derivatives is also valid for other drugs. In the [...]

Is the electronic cigarette more effective than gum and nicotine patches? Researchers from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature to examine the effect of e-cigarettes in terms of efficacy, tolerability and safety of use to help smokers abstain from smoking over the long term. [...]

Electronic cigarette: does its use increase nicotine addiction? Researchers at the Pennsylvania State Cancer Institute and the Center for Tobacco and Health Research are studying e-cigarettes and whether they can help nicotine users quit smoking or reduce their exposure to the toxic substances found in cigarettes. Their latest study addressed a common question of [...]