A New Study Suggests That Dual-Use Is Safer Than Smoking Cigarettes

A new study published in the scientific journal, Addiction shows that people who smoke and vape while trying to quit have lower levels of toxic chemicals in their bodies. The study looked at the biomarkers of almost 1300 people who are either smokers, vapers, or both smokers and vapers, known as dual-use. The researchers found that dual-users had less prevalence of toxic chemicals like carbon monoxide in their bodies than people who only smoked. This new research discredits the previously-held belief that using vaping as a quit-smoking method only led to more smoking and ingestion of more harmful chemicals from both cigarettes and e-cigarettes.