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expert reaction to RCT on effectiveness of ecig/quitting support offered to smokers at A&E

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Study published in Emergency Medicine Journal looks at quitting support for smokers in A&E. Offered a free e-cigarette starter kit (along with brief advice and referral to stop smoking services) led to a 76% increase in quitting, compared with a control condition that provided written information.

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expert reaction to RCT on effectiveness of ecig/quitting support offered to smokers at A&E

A study published in Emergency Medicine Journal looks at quitting support for smokers in A&E. Dr Sarah Jackson, Principal Research Fellow at the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group and member of the independent Trial Steering Committee for this research, said: “A growing number of studies have shown e-cigarettes to be effective for helping people to quit smoking. The COSTED trial found that approaching smokers in emergency department waitin…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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