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LUNGS & BREATHINGE-cigarettes: two thingsthat are both true1Cochrane 2026 (90 studies): nicotine e-cigs vsNRT, quit rate RR 1.59, high certainty2About 4 more quitters per 100 people3But most successful quitters are still vaping ayear later4WHO: e-cigarettes contain harmful substances,are not safe, long-term effects unknown5They nearly triple the risk that non-smokingteens start smoking6Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, Art. 15:making, selling and using them is prohibitedKidney patients have legal, well-studied options (patches,varenicline — doses adjusted for kidney function). Use acessation clinic.BBeyond CKDbeyondckd.com/en/cards/e-cigarettes-two-truthsSources: Lindson N et al. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation · WHO ·…Compiled from public clinical guidelines · General education, not individual medical advice
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E-cigarettes: two things that are both true

“Better than patches for quitting” and “not safe” can both be true — and in Taiwan they are illegal.

  1. 1Cochrane 2026 (90 studies): nicotine e-cigs vs NRT, quit rate RR 1.59, high certainty
  2. 2About 4 more quitters per 100 people
  3. 3But most successful quitters are still vaping a year later
  4. 4WHO: e-cigarettes contain harmful substances, are not safe, long-term effects unknown
  5. 5They nearly triple the risk that non-smoking teens start smoking
  6. 6Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, Art. 15: making, selling and using them is prohibited

Kidney patients have legal, well-studied options (patches, varenicline — doses adjusted for kidney function). Use a cessation clinic.

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“Better than patches for quitting” and “not safe” can both be true — and in Taiwan they are illegal.

1. Cochrane 2026 (90 studies): nicotine e-cigs vs NRT, quit rate RR 1.59, high certainty
2. About 4 more quitters per 100 people
3. But most successful quitters are still vaping a year later
4. WHO: e-cigarettes contain harmful substances, are not safe, long-term effects unknown
5. They nearly triple the risk that non-smoking teens start smoking
6. Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, Art. 15: making, selling and using them is prohibited

Kidney patients have legal, well-studied options (patches, varenicline — doses adjusted for kidney function). Use a cessation clinic.

Sources: Lindson N et al. Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation — Cochrane 2026 (pub11); WHO — Tobacco: E-cigarettes Q&A
Verified: 2026-10-17

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Shot list and voice-over. Vertical 9:16; put captions in the lower third. Every line maps to the sources on the left.

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0–5Vape deviceDo e-cigarettes help you quit? Are they safe? Two questions, two answers.
5–25RR 1.59Cochrane, 90 studies: nicotine e-cigarettes beat patches for quitting cigarettes — four more quitters per hundred.
25–45WHO cardBut WHO says they are not safe: harmful substances, unknown long-term effects, and nearly triple the risk teens start smoking.
45–60Law + clinicIn Taiwan, vaping is illegal. Kidney patients: use a cessation clinic with legal, well-studied medicines.

Sources (every point on the card maps to one)

Verified: 2026-10-17