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E-cigarettes: an evidence update 54 The ASH Smokefree GB survey similarly found that EC users who were ex-smokers most frequently endorsed that they used or had used EC to help them stop smoking entirely (Table 4). Among smokers, this was the second most frequently endorsed reason, with curiosity being the most frequent reason. Smokers also often reported use to help them cut down on smoked tobacco, which was rarely reported by ex-smokers. Table 4: Reasons for use, ASH Smokefree GB adult survey, 2015 (weighted) I use/used electronic cigarettes… Smokers Ex- smokers Just to give it a try 35% 29% To help me stop smoking tobacco entirely 30% 44% To help me reduce the amount of tobacco I smoke, but not stop completely 29% 9% Because I had made an attempt to quit smoking already and I wanted an aid to help me keep off tobacco 27% 35% To save money compared with smoking tobacco 24% 22% Because I felt I was addicted to smoking tobacco and could not stop using it even though I wanted to 16% 17% Because I want to continue to smoke tobacco and I needed something to help deal with situations where I cannot smoke (e.g. workplaces, bars or restaurants) 15% 8% To avoid putting those around me at risk due to second-hand tobacco smoke 12% 13% Other 1% 3% A smaller number of surveys specifically assessed reasons for trial and gave the option of selecting curiosity, which was frequently endorsed as an important reason for experimentation in US adults from the general population as well as in a sample of opioid-dependent smokers [58-60]. In youth, reasons for use has rarely been surveyed; one survey on reasons for experimentation among 1,175 students (middle school, high school and college) who had ever tried EC reported that the top three reasons for e-cigarette experimentation were curiosity (54.4%), the availability of appealing flavo urs (43.8%) and friends’ influence (31.6%). Compared with never smokers, however, ever cigarette smokers (OR=37.5, 95% CI: 5.0 to 283.3) and current cigarette smokers (OR=102.2, 95% CI: 13.8 to 755.9) were many times more likely to say they tried EC to stop smoking [61].