How do we determine the impact of e-cigarettes on cigarette smoking cessation or reduction? Review and recommendations for answering the research question with scientific rigor.
Andrea C VillantiShari P FeirmanRaymond S NiauraJennifer L PearsonAllison M GlasserLauren K CollinsDavid B AbramsPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2017)
Only a small proportion of studies seeking to address the effect of e-cigarettes on smoking cessation or reduction meet a set of proposed quality standards. Those that do are consistent with randomized controlled trial evidence in suggesting that e-cigarettes can help with smoking cessation or reduction.