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Smokers who switch to vapes choose lower nicotine than dual users, study finds

Smokers who switch entirely to vapes choose products with a lower strength of nicotine than those who both smoke and vape, a new study has found. The research, published in the journal Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, tracked a group of adult smokers…

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Banning disposables won’t stop youth vaping, say experts from UCL and KCL

The UK will soon join a growing list of countries to ban disposable vapes in a bid to curb youth vaping. But while the intentions might be good, the move will NOT stop young people vaping and is likely to have “unintended…

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Vaping is NOT associated with long Covid while smoking IS, new study finds

Vaping is not a risk factor for the development of long Covid, a major new study has found. The Covid-19 pandemic caused many sufferers to experience long-lasting symptoms including fatigue, breathlessness and cognitive issues. Both smoking and vaping have previously been associated…

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The most successful aid for quitting smoking? Vapes.

Smoking is the leading cause of early and preventable death, killing eight million people globally every year. The world is on a mission to stamp out the deadly habit - but most countries are far behind their targets of becoming ‘smoke free’. …

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Two thirds of Canadian smokers who switched to vapes use flavours set to be banned, new poll shows

More than two in three (68 per cent) Canadian smokers who successfully switched to vaping used flavours that are set to be banned, a new study reveals. The report, published in the science journal PubMed, found that one in five Canadian adults…

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Sweden study: smoking dramatically DOWN since 1980s and snus use UP

Smoking rates in Sweden have dropped dramatically since the 1980s while snus use has risen steeply, a new study has found. The paper, published in science journal BMJ Open, reported a “substantial decline” in cigarette smoking from 1986 to 2022 of 26.3…

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Tobacco-flavoured vapes least likely to help smokers quit

It’s a difficult balance to strike - reducing the appeal of vapes to young people while acknowledging their role in helping adult smokers to quit. An answer for an increasing number of countries has been to ban all vape flavours except tobacco…

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Flavoured vape bans lead to RISE in smoking rates, new study finds

Flavoured vape bans in the U.S have led to an increase in smoking rates among young adults, a new study has found. The study, published in the National Library of Medicine, looks at the impact restrictions to vape flavours such as fruit…

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It’s official: vapes are THE most effective way to quit smoking

As a growing number of countries move to prohibit vaping, it could be easy to forget that smoking is a far more dangerous habit. The World Health Organisation estimates that a colossal eight million people globally die from smoking every year. Half…

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