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Vareniclines long track record of efficacy and safety and its approval from FDA as a smoking cessation aid favors it as the first-line choice, but this study indicates that [e-cigarettes] are certainly an option for people who are unsuccessful with or cannot tolerate varenicline, said Nancy Rigotti, director of the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, who was not involved in the study

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Sounds scary, but when youre 10 years out of smoking your risk is almost comparable to that of a non-smokers

The labels on individual cigarettes will make it virtually impossible for smokers to avoid warnings, health officials said

The study also found that only 5.5 per cent of smokers consume more than 20 cigarettes a day