Canadian Vaping Association recommends government lift ban on flavors

Relevant Canadian studies have consistently shown that users who switch from smoking to e-cigarettes, especially flavored e-cigarettes with non-tobacco flavors, are more likely to quit smoking than tobacco-flavored users, and the success rate of smoking cessation is also higher. In addition, an Australian research paper stated that e-cigarettes can indeed help smokers quit smoking effectively, and some experts even support the inclusion of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation strategies.
Recently, the governor of Ontario, Canada received a proposal to limit the number of flavors of e-cigarettes, but received advice and warnings from the CVA (Canadian Vaping Association). CVA emphasized that the ban on e-cigarette flavors may have negative effects, such as leading to an increase in smoking rates and the expansion of the black market. The association noted that current research consistently shows that adults who switch from smoking to non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to successfully quit smoking than those who use tobacco flavors, and hopes that authorities will adjust carefully.
This point of view is also recognized by Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, a famous Canadian smoking cessation expert and cardiologist. “Flavoured nicotine e-cigarette products can help adult smokers quit and legislators should give this serious consideration, especially as they begin to consider flavor regulation in ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems),” said Dr.
At the same time, the effectiveness of the smoking cessation effect of electronic cigarettes has also been confirmed in Australia. Addiction, an internationally renowned academic journal, disclosed a paper, Effect Of Vaping On Ast-year Smoking Cessation Success Of Australians In 2019-evidence From A National Survey, published by Dr. Mark Chambers of the University of New South Wales. The paper pointed out that through a full-year survey of 1,601 smokers (including e-cigarette users), it was finally found that compared with not smoking e-cigarettes, the success rate of using e-cigarettes to quit smoking is almost twice that of other smoking cessation methods. This means that e-cigarettes are more effective than other means of quitting smoking than visiting a doctor or using NRT (nicotine replacement therapy).
Dr Mark Chambers believes that the results of this study suggest that improving the accessibility of nicotine e-cigarettes in Australia has the potential to help some Australian smokers quit smoking, so it is extremely important to incorporate vaping products into smoking cessation strategies.


Post time: Feb-10-2023