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Editor: Would you care to explain why you decided to put a negative spin in the headline? This is not a story about the dangers of using e-cigarettes. It's a story about an astonishing 78% success rate. What other product or stop smoking method comes anywhere close to that? Counselling alone has a success rate of 2%. The highest success rate seen with an FDA-approved medication is 17% when combined with counselling. And that 17% success rate is bought at the price of suicides, murders, and seizures. How do you figure that these are "better treatments" when no such problems have been reported with use of e-cigarettes and the success rate is at least 4.5 times higher? The authors of the study gave absolutely no explanation for why they believe that it will be healthier for smokers to continue puffing on cancer sticks while all this absolute proof of safety of e-cigarettes is gathered.
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Replied on Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:31 AM
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Here's what I don't understand. Varenicline [Chantix] was released at about the same time as e-cigarettes. It got the fast track to FDA approval, which is understandable since NRPs are proven under 3% effective after 20 months if used as directed. Last I checked, only 8% cessation after 1 year and falling for their own clinical trials. And we know Chantix has safety issues, not the least of which are depression, rage, suicide, and murder.
Even the FDA conceded that there have been no reported deaths and injuries as a result of e-cigarettes (SE VS FDA Dec2010) during the same time period, for an estimated 1 million users. If this isn't enough evidence to demonstrate the relative safety of e-cigarettes, then why aren't doctors actually conducting more research? Chantix clinical trials only required 1 week of cessation, and this study says 78% over a month. The Boston study (Michael Siegel) is more conservative, but even that's showing e-cigarettes as twice as effective at promoting cessation as both the patch and gum. If more research is indicated, why aren't we doing that research?
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Replied on Saturday, September 17, 2011 12:11 PM
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