Misconceptions about e cigarette safety might be stopping smokers using them to quit Untitled Since their introduction in Europe in 2006 and the U.S. in 2007, the use of e cigarettes a.k.a., vapes has skyrocketed. A recent review from researchers in Australia found the results Vaping: what we know and what we don't about e cigarettes Latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking Cochrane