Vaping twice as likely as gum to help smokers quit, research finds

People are almost twice as likely to succeed in quitting smoking if they use e-cigarettes than if they rely on nicotine replacement patches and gums, a new study has shown.The research, focused on nearly 900 long-term smokers seeking NHS help to quit, was hailed as a landmark by experts in public health in the UK who believe e-cigarettes have already helped bring down the smoking rate.Prof Peter Hajek from Queen Mary University of London led a randomised controlled trial to establish whether e-c