Although the US vape has caused panic, we still support vape

John Newton, director of health improvement at the UK Department of Public Health (PHE), has reportedly insisted that vape is far less harmful than smoking even after a series of vape-related deaths and illnesses in the United States.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of October 31, 1,888 Americans have been hospitalized, and at least 37 have died of mysterious lung diseases.

The PHE claims that vape is 95% less harmful than smoking and encourages traditional smokers to use vape. John Newton reiterated that although the US vape has caused panic, PHE's advice on nicotine e-liquid has not changed.

John Newton said that we are concerned that the response to the issue in the United States and other countries may exacerbate widespread misunderstandings about the relative safety of nicotine e-liquid, which will prevent smokers from turning to vape and risk it Switch smokers back to smoking.

But John Newton added that vape users should avoid buying unregulated equipment. John Newton's comments come as new data show that a record number of Britons are using vape.

The Smoking and Health Initiative (ASH) estimates that there are 3.6 million vape smokers in the UK, compared to 7.2 million smokers in the UK in 2018.

The percentage of people who switched from smoking to vape continued to grow, reaching 54.1% by 2019. Only 0.8% of smokers who never smoke are current vapes.

39.8% of users who used both cigarettes and vape declined. The main reason why current smokers use vape is to reduce smoking (21%), followed by saving money than smoking (16%) and then helping them quit smoking (14%).

ASH CEO Deborah Arnott said: Obviously, the outbreak of electronic fog in the United States is worrying, but it appears to be related to the abuse of vape for illegal drug shipments. To date, this has not been the case in the United Kingdom, where a proper regulatory system for nicotine-containing e-liquids has been established, but not in the United States. It is essential that only legitimate vapes purchased from reputable suppliers in the UK can be used, and illegal unregulated products cannot be purchased over the Internet.

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