Patterns of electronic cigarette use and user beliefs about their safety and benefits: An Internet survey
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E-cigarettes were primarily used to quit smoking or to reduce the harm associated with smoking, and were successful in helping the surveyed users to achieve these goals with 66% not smoking conventional cigarettes at all and 25% smoking under five cigarettes a day.Abstract:
Introduction and Aims
As the popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) increases, it is becoming important to find out more about the characteristics of e-cigarette users, why and how they use the product and whether e-cigarettes are used exclusively or in combination with conventional cigarettes. The objective of this study was to investigate patterns and effects of e-cigarette use and user beliefs about e-cigarette safety and benefits.read more
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