PATH Study Data on Cigarette Smokers with no plans to ever quit smoking

Cigarette smokers not planning to quit are often overlooked in population studies. This session will examine the methods and findings from a cohort study of 1600 adult daily cigarette smokers who did not initially use e-cigarettes and had no plans to ever quit smoking.  The main outcomes were discontinuation of cigarette smoking (i.e., no cigarette smoking) and discontinuation of daily cigarette smoking (i.e., no daily cigarette smoking) at follow-up interview. These findings call for consideration of smokers who are not planning to quit when evaluating the risk-benefit potential of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in the population