This isn’t the first and likely won’t be the last report to come out stating that vaping is less harmful than smoking. However, with changing regulations everywhere, the world must continue to hear about how it’s the best way to quit smoking—using e-cigs as a convenient method to cut back on nicotine intake. Continue reading to learn more about these findings.
The report
Researchers at King’s College London released a report on September 29, 2022, that boldly stated “switching from smoking to vaping cuts health risks substantially.” This was concluded after a review of 400 published studies reviewing a wide assortment of nicotine products. Most of the chosen studies reported short or medium term effects from smoking, such as specific cancer-causing compounds and long-term health effects that arise after years of use. It was then compared with vaping.
What was the result?
They established in the report that smokers who switched to vaping would experience a substantial reduction in their exposure to toxic substances that cause cancer, lung, and cardiovascular disease.
Ann McNeill, a professor of tobacco addiction at King’s and lead author of the study said, “vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking in the short to medium-term.”
Dr. Debbie Robson, a co-author of the report, added that helping people switch from smoking to vaping should be made a government priority.
According to the report, among adults in England, smoking has fallen as vaping has increased. While it is illegal to sell vapes to anyone under the age of 18, the dramatic rise in teen smoking requires better law enforcement explains Robson.
The report concludes that vapes offer adult smokers the proper support by informing them of the reduced risk.
Lion Shahab, a professor of health psychology and co-director of the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group at the University College London calls the report “the most rigorous, comprehensive, and up-to-date piece of work” ever published in the UK.
Vaping remains the best way to quit smoking successfully. If you want to make a change, choose one of our popular e-cigs to get started with your quit-smoking goals.
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