Electronic cigarettes help to quit smoking is not worse patches

Electronic cigarettes are as effective means for those who want to quit smoking, as nicotine patches. This is the conclusion, researchers from the University of Auckland.

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In recent months, researchers have conducted several studies that have shown that e-cigarettes   harmful to human health. It has even been found that this damage is comparable to the risk of these cigarettes, which increase the risk of cancer and heart disease. And here is the first in a long time study, which says something for the benefit of electronic cigarettes.

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Scientists from New Zealand found that with this battery-powered gadget that turns a nicotine vapor to inhale and exhale a person can successfully quit smoking. Rather, with the same degree of success as with nicotine patches . As for the inhaled nicotine, the authors of the study emphasize that the greatest danger to human health are tar and other toxins contained in these cigarettes, but not nicotine.

Researchers drew 657 smokers who want to quit this harmful habit. Approximately 300 of these were used e-cigarettes As well as many more - nicotine patches . Finally, the remaining smokers receive electronic cigarettes Dummy that does not contain nicotine. After 6 months of using electronic cigarettes and patches with a bad habit finished 6-7% of smokers, that is equal to the number. Placebo have helped to fasten 4% of the volunteers.

But among the people from the first group, almost 60% were able to not less than 2 times to reduce the daily dose of cigarettes smoked. And the patches helped make it only 41% of people. According to the number and severity of adverse events Volunteers in both groups did not differ. (READ MORE)

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