E-cigarette as a smoking cessation or encourager tool

Background: Over the past decades, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) has entered into the tobaccoindustry as a safe alternative to combustible cigarettes. The aim of the current study was toinvestigate the effects of e-cigarette on smoking cessation.Methods: Related studies were extracted by specific keywords from PubMed, ScienceDirect, andScopus. The inclusion criterion was the relevance of the studies to the aim of the study from ۲۰۱۰to ۲۰۲۲. Finally, the contents were summarized by content analysis.Results: Due to the non-combustible property of tobacco, many people consider it less harmful.Other features such as different flavors, availability, and modern appearance make it user-friendly.Nevertheless, numerous studies declared the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on the lungs, platelets,and vascular tissue because of the formation of new suspected toxic compounds. Moreover, it hasbeen reported that the use of e-cigarettes not only does not contribute to smoking cessation butalso increases people’s desire to conventional smoking, especially in e-liquids containing nicotine.Conclusion: The potential of e-cigarette as a safe tool for smoking cessation remains debatable. Inaddition, due to the greater attraction of young adults, countries should enact laws regarding thedistribution, access, and prohibitions.

کلیدواژه ها:

Electronic-Cigarette ، Smoking Cessation ، Combustible Cigarettes ، ConventionalCigarettes.