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Why is the government making vapes harder to buy than cigarettes?
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Why is the government making vapes harder to buy than cigarettes?
Although this might sound like sensible public health policy, it is actually a glaring contradiction at the very heart of the government’s approach to smoking cessation.
On the one hand, NHS guidance is unequivocal: vaping remains the most effective tool to help smokers quit and is estimated to be 95 per cent less harmful than smoking.
This has been the position of Public Health England for years, reinforced by numerous independent studies.
The consequence is confusion for both adult smokers seeking to quit and for health professionals tasked with guiding them.