UK report: Most vape users are former smokers

A recent report from the Smoking and Health Initiative launched by the anti-smoking charity shows that the number of vape users in the UK has reached 3.6 million, which is about half of the total number of smokers, indicating that most vape users are Ex-smokers, and most people switched to vape in order not to smoke cigarettes.

ASH has been monitoring smoking and smoking trends since 2012, and its latest report shows that using vape helped another 70,000 people quit in 2017. According to this data, the number of vape users in the UK has increased from 700,000 in 2012 to 3.6 million in 2019.

Among them: 54% of users have successfully quit cigarettes and switched to vape; 40% of users use vape while smoking cigarettes; 6% of users are not using both cigarettes.

Professor Ann McNeill, who wrote an vape review for the British Public Health (PHE), pointed out that it is important not to continue smoking cigarettes once the vape is smoked. "It's important that all vape users stop using cigarettes altogether, otherwise they will still expose themselves to the serious risks of smoking-related illness and disability." McNeill added, "vape is not risk-free, but far-risk Below cigarettes, nearly 100,000 people die from cigarettes in the UK every year. "

At the same time, as the 33rd person died unfortunately from a mysterious lung disease related to the nebulization of unlicensed tetrahydrocannabinol and nicotine products in the United States, PHE is assuring UK vape users that they are vape's position remains unchanged.

Consistent with McNeill's comment, PHE tweets point to the importance of using the device only to reduce injuries. "Our advice on vape remains the same-vape is not completely risk-free, but it is far less harmful than smoking. In any case, vape and cigarettes are not good for your health."

In support of PHE's tweet, NNA also pointed out that as long as regulated products are used, there is no need to worry about vape lung disease, which is now happening in the United States Suppliers of tetrahydrocannabinol liquid that were illegally sold. These things were added to e-liquid before they caused lung disease. These "drugs" are well regulated and cracked down in the UK, so they came from the UK Ministry of Public Health and NNA Suggestions remain unchanged. "

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