Smokers who use cigarettes and vape devices interchangeably might not be doing themselves as much of a disservice as once feared, a new study says.
These "dual users" are more likely to eventually quit smoking than people who smoke without vaping, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
Dual users also are more likely to reduce their cigarette smoking rate, and thus reduce the amount of harmful chemicals they inhale from smoke, researchers said.
"Smokers (and clinicians) sometimes believe that if smokers do not manage to stop smoking soon after starting vaping, they should stop using e-cigarettes to avoid 'dual use,'" senior researcher Peter Hajek said in a news release. He's director of the Health and Lifestyle Research Unit at Queen Mary University of London.
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