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Study: vaping Juul reduces smokers' exposure to cigarette toxins similar to quitting

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Vaping Juul reduces smokers' exposure to cigarette toxins similar to quitting, study shows
Angelica LaVito
CNBC
February 23rd, 2019

Switching to Juul e-cigarettes reduces smokers' risk to cigarette toxins at similar levels to quitting entirely, according to results from a clinical trial presented at a conference Saturday.

Researchers found switching entirely to Juul reduced smokers' exposure to biomarkers, or signals of exposure to cigarette smoking, 99.6 percent as much as abstaining entirely from cigarettes. Juul presented the study, conducted by outside lab Celerion, Saturday at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco's annual meeting.

These are the first clinical data Juul have presented. Juul is conducting several studies to prepare for an eventual application it and other e-cigarettes manufacturers will need to file with the Food and Drug Administration by 2022. The data could help bolster Juul's credibility as a smoking cessation tool for adults while the company fends off criticism that it has fueled an epidemic of teen e-cigarette use.

"We're committed to durable, clinical research that's published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at major conferences," Josh Vose, Juul's vice president of medical and clinical affairs, said in an interview.

Doctors have been wary of recommending people use e-cigarettes as a way to wean themselves off conventional cigarettes because there hasn't been long-term research on their effects. Supporters say e-cigarettes give smokers a way to keep getting their nicotine fix without all the harm that comes with cigarettes, making them an attractive and realistic option.

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Great informative read. Hopefully doctors can prescribe these devices or even better they become available in local pharmacies.
 
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