New England Journal of Medicine Backs Vapes as Harm Reduction

By: Kiran Sidhu

February 27, 2024

Earlier in February, the New England Journal of Medicine published both a study highlighting the harm reduction efficacy of vapes and an accompanying editorial, stating that “US public health agencies and professional medical societies should reconsider their cautious positions on e-cigarettes for smoking cessation.”

Coming from one of the world’s most prestigious peer-reviewed journals, these felt like highly significant choices. The editorial was authored by Harvard Medical School Professor Nancy Rigotti and represented her own view, though the publication made the decision to solicit it. It added that, “The evidence has brought e-cigarettes to a tipping point. The burden of tobacco-related disease is too big for potential solutions such as e-cigarettes to be ignored.”