“Health officials are worried that smokers looking to stop might not ‘vape’ which has proven a highly effective quitting tool. Across Great Britain the figure dropped from 3.6 million to 3.2 million. At the same time as this report a review by the Cochrane Collaboration, a respected international charitable research body, found that using an e-cigarette was 70% more effective at helping smokers quit than the most commonly used medication at present, nicotine replacement therapy. Just 39% of smokers in Great Britain correctly believe vaping is less harmful than smoking in 2020. Dr Ruth Sharrock, Respiratory Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead said “I urge them to try to switch and reassure them that the risks are vastly reduced compared to the fact that half of cigarette smokers die from a smoking related disease.””
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False e-cigarette health fears linked to big drop in North East users
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