Vaping to quit smoking, not smoking to quit vaping: The importance of sticking to the facts

The use of e-cigarettes to quit smoking has been politicized since the get-go. Vaping cessation is now also becoming politicized, with potentially harmful consequences. In this talk, I’ll discuss the importance of generating and communicating reliable and accurate information on both. I’ll draw on evidence from a recent overview of systematic reviews as well as two recent Cochrane living systematic reviews, one on e-cigarettes for smoking cessation and the other on interventions for quitting vaping. I’ll conclude by proposing a set of evidence-based statements that, hopefully, most will agree with, regardless of their stance on vaping and smoking.