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RCP gives e-cigs the green light

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RCP gives e-cigs the green light

Smokers should be reassured over the safety of electronic cigarettes and encouraged to use the devices as an alternative to smoking, according to a new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

By examining the latest evidence, the report – Nicotine without smoke: tobacco harm reduction – concludes that vaping is not a gateway to smoking, as use of e-cigarettes is limited almost entirely to current or former smokers, while there is no evidence that the devices are normalising the habit of smoking. In addition, there is evidence that smokers using e-cigarettes make quit attempts that they would not otherwise have done.

Professor John Britton, chair of the RCP’s Tobacco Advisory Group, said: “This report lays to rest almost all of the concerns over these products, and concludes that, with sensible regulation, electronic cigarettes have the potential to make a major contribution towards preventing the premature death, disease and social inequalities in health that smoking currently causes in the UK.”

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