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Vaping could be banned in the UK following recommendations set out by the World Health Organisation.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set out plans to prohibit e-cigarettes due to fears users could replace ingredients with other harmful substances, The Sun on Sunday reports.
Clive Bates, a tobacco harm expert and the former director of anti-smoking group ASH, told the publication the advice is irresponsible and bizarre , and will ultimately protect the cigarette trade .
The potential ban was detailed in a report published by WHO s tobacco regulatory committee, and will be discussed later this year at a conference in Glasgow.
Vaping better than nicotine replacement therapy for stopping smoking, evidence suggests
As number of vapers in England plateaus, incorrect perceptions of its relative risks compared to smoking may be discouraging smokers from using vaping to quit.
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nicotine vaping products were the most popular aid (27.2%) used by smokers trying to quit in England in 2020
it is estimated that in 2017, more than 50,000 smokers stopped smoking with the aid of a vaping product who would otherwise have carried on smoking
38% of smokers in 2020 believed that vaping is as harmful as smoking – 15% believed that vaping is more harmful
using a vaping product as part of a quit attempt in local stop smoking services had some of the highest quit success rates – between 59.7% and 74% in 2019 and 2020