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  • Title: Electronic cigarette: a possible substitute for cigarette dependence.
    Author: Caponnetto P, Russo C, Bruno CM, Alamo A, Amaradio MD, Polosa R.
    Journal: Monaldi Arch Chest Dis; 2013 Mar; 79(1):12-9. PubMed ID: 23741941.
    Abstract:
    Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature mortality in western countries and it is important for smokers to stop as early as possible. Electronic cigarettes are a popular phenomenon of global proportion. Recent uncontrolled studies, reported that a certain number of smokers have quit using electronic cigarettes. This could hint a role for electronic cigarettes to be used for smoking cessation, and therefore merits further evaluation for this purpose. Besides vaporising nicotine to be inhaled, electronic cigarettes may also provide a coping mechanism for conditioned smoking cues by replacing some of the rituals associated with smoking gestures, and for these reasons cigarette could become a tool--if studied more extensively--in the fight against tobacco-related morbidity and mortality.
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