Posted on 22nd Nov 2009 @ 7:11 PM

In the first government controlled official study of the e cigarette’s effectiveness as a smoking cessation aid, e-cigs show a remarkable 45% success rate. The study, which was done in South Africa, consisted of 349 smokers. At the end of the 8 week study, 45% of those who participated had successfully quit smoking tobacco cigarettes.

Top doctors that participated in the study agree that e-cigarettes are a significantly healthier alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. The trials showed that 6% of participating smokers quit within two weeks with an increase to 45% over 8 weeks. The majority of the participants reported increased energy levels and a visual improvement in their appearance.

Overwhelming support from the medical community that participated in the study includes that of Dr Clifford Hulley, who reported that "an e-cigarette is the most effective treatment method on the market for quitting tobacco smoking". Prof Martin Veller, Head Vascular Surgeon at the University of the Witwatersrand, added "Motivated by my wife's experience, who smoked traditional cigarettes heavily until the moment she replaced them with e cigarettes, I have advised my patients to consider the remarkable e cigarette as an alternative nicotine source."

According to Dr Kishore Deva, a Pretoria doctor who quit smoking using electronic cigarettes over a six week period, "around 10 to 15 e-cig puffs are equivalent to the same amount of nicotine delivered by a tobacco cigarette". He added that the nicotine, present in e-cigarettes, is not responsible for the health risks that tobacco cigarettes hold.