All You Need to Know About E-cigarettes
E- cigarettes, a new device to counter the disease burden of tobacco smoking.
E- cigarettes, a new device to counter the disease burden of tobacco smoking.
‘In 2017 around 50,700 to 69,930 smokers had stopped who would otherwise have carried on smoking.’
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This study used data from the Smoking Toolkit Study, a series of monthly cross-sectional household surveys of individuals aged 16 and older in England going back to 2006. Data were based on approximately 1,200 past-year smokers each quarter (total n=50,498) between 2006 and 2017. Time series analysis assessed the association between current use of e-cigarettes and use of e-cigarettes during a quit attempt with quit attempts, overall quit rate, quit success rate and average cigarette consumption. Statistical adjustments were made for seasonality, underlying trends, population level policies, spending on tobacco mass media and the affordability of tobacco. Lead author Dr Emma Beard, Senior Research Associate at UCL, commented: "This study builds on population surveys and clinical trials that find e-cigarettes can help smokers to stop. England seems to have found a sensible balance between regulation and promotion of e-cigarettes. Marketing is tightly controlled so we are seeing very little use of e-cigarettes by never-smokers of any age while millions of smokers are using them to try to stop smoking or to cut down the amount they smoke."
George Butterworth, Cancer Research UK senior policy manager, said: "E-cigarettes are a relatively new product, they aren't risk free and we don't yet know their long-term impact. We strongly discourage non-smokers from using them.
How to Quit Smoking
Tired of people asking you to stop smoking around them? Don't want to be ordered around by public smoking bans? Simple steps that help you to quit smoking.
Tired of people asking you to stop smoking around them? Don't want to be ordered around by public smoking bans? Simple steps that help you to quit smoking.
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Vaping - Related Deaths on the Rise in United States
Vaping-related lung disease nearly doubled, and about 450 cases in 33 states have been recorded with at least five deaths. Several teens are in coma and hundreds sick in the U.S. Medical experts are discouraging the use of these devices, as investigation continues.
Vaping-related lung disease nearly doubled, and about 450 cases in 33 states have been recorded with at least five deaths. Several teens are in coma and hundreds sick in the U.S. Medical experts are discouraging the use of these devices, as investigation continues.
Say No to Vaping: Flavored E-cigarettes may Worsen Asthma Symptoms
Can vaping affect your asthma? Yes, flavors used in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can make your asthma symptoms even more worse, suggests a new study.
Can vaping affect your asthma? Yes, flavors used in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can make your asthma symptoms even more worse, suggests a new study.
