News on Electronic Cigarette Trials
Electronic cigarette trial at Auckland uni looking for volunteers
5:00AM Thursday Jan 10, 2008
An article in the New Zealand Herald advises that smokers are being sought for another trial of the electronic cigarette at the Clinical Trials Unit at Auckland University. The e-cigarette delivers nicotine without the tobacco’s harmful effects, and is presently legal to smoke indoors and out. This is the second trial that the university is undertaking of this revolutionary new product.
The investigator leading the trial is Dr. Hayden Mcrobbie, who hopes that research will show if the e-cigarette will provide nicotine on demand faster than available options.
The e-cigarette is smoked like a normal cigarette, and even glows at the tip when inhaled. It delivers a measured dose of nicotine similar to other products such as patches and gum.
Dr. Mcrobbie advises:
“On the whole nicotine is not the dangerous element in tobacco smoke.
“However, smokers miss the nicotine when they stop and they often experience nicotine withdrawal symptoms such as cravings.
“By using a product like the e-cigarette nicotine is still delivered and so cravings and withdrawal symptoms are reduced.
“The e-cigarette might be a good way to help people stop smoking as it addresses the habit of smoking while still providing nicotine but without the harmful substances in tobacco such as carbon monoxide and tar.”
Dr McRobbie said the trial was for the benefit of smokers.
“We’ve had enough of the finger-wagging.
“At the moment the message is quit or die and we’ve got to give people other ways of stopping smoking and other options.”
It was not yet available in New Zealand, but the Hong Kong or China -made e-cigarettes could be bought on the internet for about $200, he said. However in the UK and Europe it is significantly less expensive – ecigarettedirect.co.uk sell for £39.99 for a starter pack, with a small additional postage charge for recorded delivery if dispatched to a non UK address.
The research team is looking for 50 Aucklanders over the age of 18, who smoke mainly factory-made cigarettes, to participate in the study which starts at the end of this month.
“Smoking kills around 4500 New Zealanders every year and causes damage to many parts of the body.”
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I think this study will be good. Dr Murray Laugesen of Health New Zealand did a similar study but it was on mice. There were complaints that no human trials had been done, so this is a necessary test to shut up the nay-sayers.
Check out my blog article about the New Zealand Health test:
http://electricsmoker.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-study-concludes-electronic.html