Abstract
Background: cigarette smoking is one of risk factors for early mortality due to cancer, cardiovascular disease, and (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study aims to determine whether e-cigarette helps in tobacco cessation. Methodology: our study is a cross-sectional study in KSA Riyadh includes both Saudi and non-Saudi adult smokers conducted among university students, sample size was 150 persons using systemic random sample, data analyzed using SPSS and P value of 0.5 or less considered significant. Results: the major reason for starting to use e-cigarettes were because of good flavor 41%, the majority 32% agreed that e-cigarette is efficient and helps in tobacco cessation, in terms of the E-cigarette in nicotine reduction (53.3%) of the participants said yes and (46.7%) said no, 51% of participants returned to conventional cigarettes. Conclusion: the majority of the participants perceive that the e-cigarette is an efficient alternative for conventional cigarette and can help to reduce regular smoking and quitting. The majority of the respondents use the conventional cigarettes.