Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Nicola Lindson discuss emerging evidence in e-cigarette research and interview Amanda Palmer, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Associate Professor Nicola Lindson, University of Oxford, and Associate Professor Jamie Hartman-Boyce, UMass, discuss emerging evidence in e-cigarette research. In this episode Jamie Hartmann-Boyce interviews Dr Amanda Palmer, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and a Member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Hollings Cancer Center, at the Medical University of South Carolina, USA. Dr. Palmer's studies of vaping cessation are included in our review of interventions for vaping cessation.
Amanda Palmer discusses work from two pilot studies of NRT with a particular focus on dual use of tobacco cigarettes and vapes that she presented to the Vermont Center for Behavior and Health's annual conference. Amanda Palmer explores how vapes and tobacco cigarettes represent different products that are used in different ways and in different settings. She discusses how product characteristics, patterns of use, and generational differences may influence cessation outcomes and highlights the challenges of supporting people who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Amanda Palmer says, “people engaging in the behaviour of dual use might need some extra support”. Dr Palmer introduces a newly funded five-year trial comparing behavioural support alone with standard- and higher-dose nicotine replacement therapy for dual users. Participants will not be excluded from the study if they use cannabis. The study will investigate DNA damage and the potential health benefits of quitting, helping to address gaps in our understanding of the long-term effects of vaping.
Finally, Dr Palmer discusses her recent New England Journal of Medicine commentary on “vaping for crypto”, an emerging trend in which smart vaping devices offer financial rewards linked to product use or engagement. She considers how these incentives may reinforce addictive behaviours, contrasting them with established approaches that reward abstinence, and highlights the implications for public health and policy.
This podcast is a companion to the electronic cigarettes Cochrane living systematic review and Interventions for quitting vaping review and shares the evidence from the monthly searches.
Our searches for the EC for smoking cessation review carried out on 1st October 2026 found: 1 new study (10.1093/ntr/ntag205).
Our search for our interventions for quitting vaping review carried out on 1st October: no search findings.
For further details see our webpage under 'Monthly search findings': https://www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/research/electronic-cigarettes-for-smoking-cessation-cochrane-living-systematic-review-1
For more information on the full Cochrane review of E-cigarettes for smoking cessation updated in August 2026 see: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010216.pub11/full
For more information on the full Cochrane review of Interventions for quitting vaping published in November 2025 see: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD016058.pub3/full
