2015
E-cigarette use again linked to smoking cessation
November 2015: This study confirms that people who quit smoking through daily use of e-cigarettes are four times more likely to quit than current smokers.
Banning e-cigarettes increases the number of young people smoking traditional cigarettes
October 2015: A Yale University Public Health study found that state bans on e-cigarette sales to minors led to a 0.9% increase in regular cigarette use among 12- to 17-year-olds. When bans were in place, they slowed youth cigarette use by about 70%. The researchers recommend that to reduce underage smoking, bans should be limited to those under 16, not under 18.
E-cigarette use in adults
October 2015: In the United States (PDF), according to a US National Health Interview Survey, about 3.7% of adults used e-cigarettes daily or occasionally in 2014.
E-cigarette smoke
September 2015: Dr. Konstantinos Farsalions opined based on a study that found e-cigarette vapor contains less volatile compounds than regular breath.
Electronic cigarettes: updated evidence (PDF)
August 2015: According to a new report from Public Health England, e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than regular cigarettes. When supported by a stop smoking service, vaping can help most smokers quit completely.
RSPH recommends “e-cigarette friendly” smoking cessation service
August 2015: In a new position statement, the Public Health Trust has called on UK health commissioners and smoking cessation services to consider “e-cigarette friendly” approaches and examine the devices’ potential for smoking cessation. They also call for the mandatory sale of non-tobacco NCPs, including vaping devices , in all shops that sell combustible tobacco.
Electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation: Evidence from a systematic review.
April 2015: A study from the Australian Catholic University (ACU) and the University of Melbourne found that using e-cigarettes reduced and stopped smoking.
“Junk Science,” a Study on E-Cigarettes
April 2015: A study published in the American Journal of Public Health claims to have found evidence that e-cigarette users are less likely to quit smoking than those who do. Dr. Michael Seigel links this to junk science. Dr. Seigel does this to prove his conclusions are completely valid with the study “The dividing line is false.”
E-cigarette vapor vs. cigarette smoke and human bronchial epithelial cells
April 2015: Research has found that if the toxicity of e-cigarette vapor and cigarette smoke is compared on the same inhalation parameters as well as the exhalation number, cell viability is approximately 4.5-5 times lower and oxidative stress is 4.5-5 times higher in combustible cigarettes. (NOTE: Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos has also provided some comments related to this study).
Lost Myth Gate
April 2015: A survey conducted by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Wales; found 952 young people living in Wales and only 9.4% of non-smokers had tried e-cigarettes and only 0.16% (n=1) had used them. Of those who reported using both e-cigarettes and cigarettes at the same time, 98% had first used cigarettes, suggesting the absence of a theoretical gateway.
Essential oils have been tested and are safer than cigarettes.
March 2015: A new study by cardiologist Konstantinos E.Farsalinos confirmed that 1 in 20 samples (10 regular and 11 NET) of e-cigarette liquid flavors . All orders were of a safer intensity than cigarettes.
First and Next Generation Vaping Devices: Nicotine Intake
February 2015: According to a study led by Dr. E. Konstantinos Farsalinos, the vaping devices and e-liquids used in the study deliver 1/3-1/4 the amount of nicotine after 5 minutes of use compared to cigarettes, and the new generation of devices is much better than the first generation of e-cigarettes.
Electronic cigarettes protect life
February 2015: Derek Yach, formerly head of tobacco control at the WHO, says he understands why anti-smoking activists are skeptical of vaping and that he is one of them. But he also acknowledges that there is clear evidence that e-cigarettes are saving lives. He says that everyone involved in tobacco control for the past 50 years has overlooked a very simple fact: cigarettes kill and nicotine does not.
E-cigarettes, vaping and public health (PDF)
February 2015: In a briefing for policymakers by Clive Bates, a former director of Action on Smoking and Health (London). Mr Bates is also the founder of the NGO Framework Convention Alliance, which was set up to support the development of the WHO single convention on tobacco control.
Australian vapers' views on regulations
January 2015: A survey of vapers in Australia found many commonalities that aligned with some aspects of government policies, but conflicted with some proposed regulatory models.
Questions about vaping and formaldehyde studies
January 2015: A recent, still-valid study found that high-voltage vaping produces formaldehyde, a carcinogen. This was reviewed by Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, who said there were major problems with the way the study was conducted and the results were published.
2016
E-cigarettes promote quitting traditional cigarette use
March 2016: Researchers from University College London estimate that e-cigarette use resulted in 16,000 to 22,000 long-term quitters (those who have quit for more than a year) in the UK in 2014. Using e-cigarettes increases the chance of quitting by about 50% compared to traditional NRTs.
Research on the challenge of essential oils (or flavoring oils used for vaping is to create smoke. To replace the smoke and taste of tobacco. Essential oils contain a mixture of vegetable glycerin (VG), Propylene Glycol (PG), nicotine and flavoring) of Hong Kong
February 2016: A study by Hong Kong Baptist University claiming that e-cigarette oils are “a million times” more toxic than outdoor air was challenged by Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos, who said it was “a disgrace to all scientists, industries and universities”.
Improvements seen when asthma patients switch to vaping
February 2016: Smokers with asthma who switched to e-cigarettes on the advice of their doctors showed significant improvements in lung function after 1 year and asthma symptoms.
Vaping and Formaldehyde
E-cigarettes may not produce as much formaldehyde as previously thought, and levels tend to be lower than cigarettes.
Vaping and blood pressure
February 2016: Several new studies confirm that smokers who cut back or quit smoking by switching to e-cigarettes can lower their systolic blood pressure over the long term. And the effect is more pronounced in smokers with high blood pressure.
Electronic cigarettes and smoking reduction among young adults.
January 2016: Many young adults who are daily smokers and are not yet ready to quit can cut back on smoking with the help of e-cigarettes.
