{"id":13127,"date":"2024-09-18T09:23:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearingtheair.eu\/free-vapes-in-emergency-rooms-help-smokers-quit-new-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:09:44","slug":"free-vapes-in-emergency-rooms-help-smokers-quit-new-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearingtheair.eu\/en\/post\/free-vapes-in-emergency-rooms-help-smokers-quit-new-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Free vapes in emergency rooms help smokers quit, new report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Giving out free vapes in emergency hospital rooms helps smokers to quit, a new study shows. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Research<\/a> from the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that providing A&E patients who smoke with vapes helped more than half to either quit or reduce the deadly habit. <\/p>\n

The trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and run by UEA’s Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, took place across six UK hospitals.<\/p>\n

More than half the participants the research team managed to contact six months after their visit to the emergency department had quit or reduced smoking and a third of those who quit smoking were also not vaping.<\/p>\n

Over a third of quitters then bought vapes at shops or online<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Emma Ward, the report\u2019s lead author from UEA’s Norwich Medical Schoo,l said: \u201cThere is a school of thought that vapes should only be available on prescription. <\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, our findings suggest that over a third of quitters, who were given a vape to help them quit by a healthcare professional, went on to experiment with different devices bought from shops or online. <\/p>\n

\u201cSome people managed to quit smoking soon after being given the vape, while others used both cigarettes and vapes for a period, taking longer than a month to quit. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSatisfaction with vaping was important for success with quitting smoking, but personal motivation and being in a supportive environment were also significant factors.” <\/p>\n

A total of 1,010 adult daily smokers were involved in the trial, with half (505 people) receiving the free vapes in A&E. <\/p>\n

Only participants who responded at the six month follow-up were included in the analysis for the study, resulting in a survey sample of 366 participants. <\/p>\n

A total of 24 participants took part in interviews as part of the trial evaluation and were selected to represent the demographics of the main study sample.<\/p>\n

People use vapes to quit smoking in different ways <\/strong><\/p>\n

The authors say the research highlights the effectiveness of vapes in helping people to quit smoking, and that people use them in different ways.<\/p>\n

Dr Ward added: \u201cSome people quit smoking following the intervention without long-term e-cigarette use, while others benefited from longer-term use to avoid smoking relapse. <\/p>\n

“Those less experienced with vaping may be particularly receptive to receiving opportunistic support in a medical setting.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The findings back up a previous report by UEA earlier this year that found giving out fee vapes in A&E could result in more than 22,000 extra people quitting smoking each year.<\/p>\n

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