A research paper recently published by the University of East Anglia, and funded by Cancer Research UK, is helping to further our knowledge about the benefits of vaping.
The ECtra study, an abbreviation of e-cigarette trajectories, aimed to help inform future policy and practices pertaining to the use of e-cigarettes as a stop smoking aid.
Helping People Stay Off of Cigarettes
The research hoped to help us further understand how the use of e-cigarettes and e-liquids can help people not only quit smoking but stay away from cigarettes on a long-term basis.
Their research indicated that one of the reasons this is possible is because e-cigarettes are similar enough to smoking in a physical and social context that many people find they do not miss any aspect of smoking. For example, finding a vape device with an airflow that feels similar to a cigarette will help it feel more familiar, and the actual act of putting it to your lips and inhaling does not change, which eases the psychosomatic need to have something in your mouth.
Another reason is that many people find vaping pleasurable in a way that is different from smoking. The fact that you can have a variety of different flavour e liquids and can personalise your vaping experience so much with different nicotine strengths, wattage inputs and airflow restrictions, means many find it more enjoyable than smoking.
The ‘Accidental Quitters’
The research revealed another interesting piece of information, which the lead researcher Dr Notley refers to as the ‘accidental quitters’. These people picked up vaping on a whim, through a friend, or to decrease the cost of smoking, but not with the intention of actually giving up smoking.
They found that over time they favoured vaping over smoking, to the point they eventually gave up smoking all together and continued vaping.
What Does This Mean for the Future?
This research reinforces the knowledge we have of how vaping can be a beneficial stop smoking aid, and we have now learnt that it can even result in people quitting smoking without that being their intention.
This kind of research helps provide current smokers with the information they need to make an informed decision about whether vaping is the right choice for them and is helping spread the word that vaping is far less dangerous than smoking.
The more research is done on the topic, the more information can be provided through stop smoking services, which will help to increase the number of people making the switch from smoking to vaping. This also helps us to forge forward with the research into the long term affects of using e-cigarettes and e-liquids.
If you think that vaping could help you or someone you know to give up smoking, pop in to your local stop smoking clinic or head over to your local Evapo store and speak to any of our friendly members of staff. Our full range is also available on our online vape store.
Sources:
https://www.uea.ac.uk/medicine/research/addiction/ECTra-study
A research paper recently published by the University of East Anglia, and funded by Cancer Research UK, is helping to further our knowledge about the benefits of vaping.
The ECtra study, an abbreviation of e-cigarette trajectories, aimed to help inform future policy and practices pertaining to the use of e-cigarettes as a stop smoking aid.
