ArticleBMJ open2018
Is prevalence of e-cigarette and nicotine replacement therapy use among smokers associated with average cigarette consumption in England? A time-series analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Differences between ethnic groups in self-reported use of e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapy for cutting down and temporary abstinence: a cross-sectional population-level survey in England.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2021Article
- A Descriptive Analysis of Transitions from Smoking to Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Use: A Daily Diary Investigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- England SimSmoke: the impact of nicotine vaping on smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths in England.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2021Article
- Electronic cigarettes: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2020Review
- Trends in Attempts to Quit Smoking in England Since 2007: A Time Series Analysis of a Range of Population-Level Influences.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Article
- Adolescents' perceptions of tobacco accessibility and smoking norms and attitudes in response to the tobacco point-of-sale display ban in Scotland: results from the DISPLAY Study.Tobacco control · 2020Article
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- Population-level predictors of changes in success rates of smoking quit attempts in England: a time series analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Article
- Electronic nicotine delivery systems and pregnancy: Recent research on perceptions, cessation, and toxicant delivery.Birth defects research · 2019Review
- E-Cigarettes are More Addictive than Traditional Cigarettes-A Study in Highly Educated Young People.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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- A qualitative exploration of information-seeking by electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) users in New Zealand.BMJ open · 2018Article
- In Reply.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2018Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices regarding E-cigarette use among Undergraduate Medical Students at a Tertiary-care Medical College in India.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationReview
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Abstract
objectivesMany smokers use e-cigarettes and licensed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), often in an attempt to reduce their cigarette consumption. We estimated how far changes in prevalence of e-cigarette and NRT use while smoking were accompanied by changes in cigarette consumption at the population level.
designRepeated representative cross-sectional population surveys of adults aged 16+ years in England.
methodsWe used Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average with Exogeneous Input (ARIMAX) modelling of monthly data between 2006 and 2016 from the Smoking Toolkit Study. Prevalence of e-cigarette use and NRT use in current smokers, and specifically for smoking reduction and temporary abstinence, were input variables. Mean daily cigarette consumption was the dependent variable. Analyses involved adjustment for mass media expenditure and tobacco-control policies.
resultsNo statistically significant associations were found between changes in use of e-cigarettes (β -0.012, 95% CI -0.026 to 0.002) or NRT (β 0.015, 95% CI -0.026 to 0.055) while smoking and daily cigarette consumption. Neither did we find clear evidence for an association between e-cigarette use (β -0.010, 95% CI -0.025 to 0.005 and β 0.011, 95%-0.027 to 0.004) or NRT use (β 0.006, 95%-0.030 to 0.043 and β 0.022, 95%-0.020 to 0.063) specifically for smoking reduction and temporary abstinence, respectively, and changes in daily cigarette consumption.
conclusionIf use of e-cigarettes and licensed NRT while smoking acted to reduce cigarette consumption in England between 2006 and 2016, the effect was likely very small at a population level.
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