For the first time, more than half of the UK’s electronic-cigarette users have since given up smoking tobacco, a study suggests. Some 1.5 million vapers are ex-smokers, compared with 1.3 million who still use tobacco, a survey of 12,000 adults for Action on Smoking and Health found. But Ash said the message that vaping was […]
Dr. Ruairi Hanley on why doctors should prescribe vaping to smokers E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular among those aiming to give up smoking, but are they the best way forward? Dr. Ruairi Hanley sees vaping as a positive, and believes doctors should prescribe it as an alternative to cigarettes. “These vaping devices are 95% safer than […]
The public have been misled on the risks of vaping in public. The results of a new survey on attitudes to tobacco and e-cigarettes published by the European Commission on Tuesday in advance of World No Tobacco Day, found that 63% of EU citizens favoured banning their use in public places where smoking is […]