E-cigarettes compared with nicotine replacement therapy within the UK Stop Smoking Services: the TEC RCT

Background Over the past few years, a large number of smokers in the UK have stopped smoking with the help of e-cigarettes. So far, UK Stop Smoking Services (SSSs) have been reluctant to include e-cigarettes among their treatment options because data on their efficacy compared with the licensed medications are lacking. Objective The objective was to compare the efficacy of refillable e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products,...