TY - JOUR T1 - E-cigarettes for smokers trying to quit JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.02934-2020 VL - 56 IS - 4 SP - 2002934 AU - Serena Tonstad Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/4/2002934.abstract N2 - The letter by P.A. Katsaounou brings up major issues in the current somewhat “heated” discussion regarding the pros and cons of e-cigarettes as an aid to smoking cessation. The comments centre on the study by Hajek et al. [1], that found an almost 2:1 win for e-cigarettes compared to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for adult smokers attending the National Health Service Stop Smoking Services in the UK. Was the study flawed in the ways suggested by P.A. Katsaounou and, more importantly, is there any role for e-cigarettes in aiding smoking cessation?A more positive response to a previous correspondence regarding a study of e-cigarettes for quitting smoking https://bit.ly/33UQAgr ER -