The Vaping Kiwi Reports E-Cigarettes Are the Most Popular Method of Quitting Nationwide, UK Study Finds

A UK study has found that nearly 20% of those who quit in the first half of 2017 have been successful, with e-cigarettes becoming most popular method of quitting, say UCL researchers, and success rates for smokers trying to give up have hit a record high in part thanks to the increasing use of e-cigarettes, figures reveal.

Nearly 20% of those who attempted to quit in the first half of 2017 managed to kick the habit, a University College London report shows. By contrast, over the past decade the average has been 15.7%. UCL researchers defined successful quitting as not having smoked in the previous 12 months.

The increase in those giving up has been driven by a sharp increase in kicking the habit among the less well off. Success rates among poorer people have historically been low but, for the first time, smokers with manual jobs have practically the same chance of quitting as those in white collar jobs.

E-cigarettes have become the most popular method of quitting nationwide in the UK. In many ways, they mimic the experience of smoking a cigarette and are a far more attractive proposition for many people than putting on a nicotine patch. Their usage, combined with local stop smoking services, is the most effective way to give up.

The news comes as Public Health England (PHE) prepare to launch new TV adverts to encourage people to try e-cigarettes if they are struggling to quit regular smoking. The UCL report gives a number of other reasons to explain why people are enjoying success in quitting smoking. This has helped stop-smoking campaigns such as Stoptober, which runs through October, become so effective. Last year more than half (53%) of all those taking part in Stoptober used an e-cigarette as a quitting aid.

This year the TV ad for the campaign promoted e-cigarettes as an alternative to smoking with the campaign doing more to encourage smokers keen to try e-cigarettes to help them stop smoking.

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