E-cigarettes can boost quitting success by 60%

‘E-cigarettes’ can improve the success rate of people trying to quit smoking by 60% compared with nicotine patches and gum or relying on will power alone, research has shown.

The findings follow a survey of 5,863 smokers in England who had attempted to stop smoking without the aid of prescription medication or professional support.

A fifth of those using e-cigarettes reported having quit “real” cigarettes at the time of the study.