Daily e-cigarettes use increased overall smoking cessation rates than nondaily use: JAMA

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggests a persistent correlation among the higher rates of quitting cigarette, daily e-cigarette usage and e-cigarette use from 2019 to 2021. The relationship between e-cigarettes and quitting combustion cigarettes influences the health consequences related to e-cigarette use at the population level. It is within the jurisdiction of the US Food and Drug Administration to control the taste and kind of e-cigarettes. Thus, this study by Karin  Kasza and colleagues was to find out if there is a relationship between e-cigarette attributes and smoking cessation behaviors among adult US e-cigarette users.

This cohort analysis was carried out utilizing longitudinal data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health analysis, a population-based, nationally representative study of the US, which was undertaken from 2014 to 2021. A 4-staged, stratified sampling strategy was used to choose participants from the civilian, non-institutionalized population. Data from 1985 persons who were 21 years of age or older, regularly smoked cigarettes, and had used e-cigarettes during the previous 30 days were weighted and analyzed. Between May 2021 and May 2024, data were examined. As a stand-in for the changing e-cigarette market, the following features of e-cigarettes were evaluated, which included flavor type (menthol or mint, sweet, tobacco, and combination), usage frequency (daily and nondaily), device type (cartridge, disposable, and tank), and year of gathering data.