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Vaping

18.0 percent were off cigarettes at a year on the vape against 9.9 on patches.

Also called E-cigarettes, Electronic cigarettes, Vapes, ENDS, Electronic nicotine delivery systems, Pod vapes

Who it's forThe smoker who's failed on patches twice and still keeps a pack in the drawer.

The item

Three squares: proven in human trials. Two: a strong signal. One: early human data. Striped: the trials disagree.

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Buffs

Higher verified quit rates than nicotine replacement therapy
Higher verified quit rates than counseling alone
A collapse in carcinogen exposure on a complete switch
Nicotine delivery matching a cigarette in experienced users
Nicotine salts make cigarette-strength nicotine inhalable
No toxicant benefit at all from dual use
Cough and phlegm improve after switching
Respiratory symptoms improve as much as giving up tobacco outright
Low-strength devices substitute for cigarettes poorly
Cytisinicline gets men off the vape
More wheeze contested
Acute drop in flow-mediated dilation after one session

Debuffs

Know firstNicotine dependence in men who never smoked
Know firstAcute lung injury from illicit THC cartridges
ManageableWheeze and respiratory symptoms in young adults
ManageableAcute vascular and oxidative load from a session
ManageableChromium and nickel off the heating coil
ManageableToxicant exposure above a man who uses nothing
ManageableDual use, which carries the harm and none of the benefit
MildThroat and mouth irritation
MildHeadache, cough and nausea in the first weeks
MildHarshness at high free-base strengths

“Switch every cigarette over to the vape and keep none back.”

Emergency: call 911.

I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Talk to a physician who has your history before you change anything.