Is vaping really that much safer than cigarettes?
5 years, 1 month ago

Is vaping really that much safer than cigarettes?

Daily Mail  

Touted as a harmless alternative to smoking, vape shops have even been opened in some NHS hospitals as part of efforts to eradicate smoking and the health risks associated with it. Public Health England insists vaping is 95 per cent safer than using cigarettes. But as it soars in popularity — from 700,000 in 2012 to 3.6 million today in the UK, questions are being raised over whether smoking e-cigarettes poses health risks, too. But as it soars in popularity — from 700,000 in 2012 to 3.6 million today in the UK, questions are being raised over whether smoking e-cigarettes poses health risks, too More than 20 countries have banned vaping and others have beefed up regulations. People who dismiss vaping as unsafe seem to be forgetting the colossal health issues smoking can cause — not least the fact it causes around seven in ten lung cancer cases in the UK, and is responsible for 83 per cent of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Vaping does NOT help smokers quit, scientists claim - throwing doubt over NHS backed method
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Vaping does NOT help smokers quit, scientists claim - throwing doubt over NHS backed method

Daily Mail  

Vaping may not help smokers quit cigarettes after all and could even keep them puffing up for longer, a bombshell study has suggested. But US scientists found smokers who switched to the increasingly popular devices were actually up to 5 per cent less likely to stop smoking altogether compared to those who didn't vape. Professor John Pierce, an expert in …

Vaping 'more dangerous than smoking', bombshell first-of-its-kind study reveals - it raises risk of THREE deadly diseases
1 month, 1 week ago

Vaping 'more dangerous than smoking', bombshell first-of-its-kind study reveals - it raises risk of THREE deadly diseases

Daily Mail  

Regularly using e-cigarettes could put users at risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure, a bombshell study has revealed. Britons are taking up vaping in unprecedented numbers, with roughly one in ten adults estimated to be hooked on the habit Your browser does not support iframes. Campaigners have long blamed predatory manufacturers for the ever-growing crisis, claiming they are …

Villainizing vaping backfired: Study shows misinformation makes smokers hesitant to switch from traditional smoking
1 month, 1 week ago

Villainizing vaping backfired: Study shows misinformation makes smokers hesitant to switch from traditional smoking

Hindustan Times  

Growing health consciousness is coming down hard, cracking down on all forms of smoking and condemning all nicotine consumption as harmful to health. Smoking is an alarming public health concern, with health experts worldwide urging smokers to quit, even recommending less harmful alternatives. One such alternative is vaping, which is not as harmful as traditional smoking but is not risk-free …

One million in England now vape despite never having been regular smokers
5 months, 4 weeks ago

One million in England now vape despite never having been regular smokers

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One million adults in England now vape despite never being regular …

Mapped: The UK's smoking strongholds where nearly a quarter of adults still smoke - how hooked is your area?
6 months ago

Mapped: The UK's smoking strongholds where nearly a quarter of adults still smoke - how hooked is your area?

Daily Mail  

Only one in 10 Brits now smoke, the lowest proportion of the population ever recorded. Fresh analysis from the Office for National Statistics shows only some 6million people in the UK, about 12 per cent of the population were lighting up in 2023 ONS data show the number of daily or occasional vapers has risen to 5.1million in 2023, almost …

Vaping among adults at highest level in eight years
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Vaping among adults at highest level in eight years

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Half of smokers told a survey that they think vaping is …

HUGE rise in vaping as research shows one in ten adults use devices, and many taking up the habit have never smoked
8 months, 2 weeks ago

HUGE rise in vaping as research shows one in ten adults use devices, and many taking up the habit have never smoked

Daily Mail  

One in ten adults in England now vape, marking an eight-fold surge in a decade, worrying new data reveals. Over the follow-up of 10 years they found the proportion of adults reporting long term vaping surged from 1.3 per cent to 10 per cent. Writing in The BMJ, researchers said: 'The recent increase in vaping among adults—particularly young adults — …

World Health Organization's war on vapes continues as body rules devices can't be recommended to help people quit smoking, contrary to NHS advice
8 months, 4 weeks ago

World Health Organization's war on vapes continues as body rules devices can't be recommended to help people quit smoking, contrary to NHS advice

Daily Mail  

Vapes cannot be recommended as way to stop smoking as too little is known about the harms and benefits, bosses at the World Health Organization have said. Yet, in world-first guidance setting out interventions to help people quit, the UN agency labelled e-cigarettes 'complex' Your browser does not support iframes. The NHS, however, says e-cigarettes are far less harmful and …

As Australia cracks down on vaping, there are concerns that without support some young people could turn to cigarettes
9 months ago

As Australia cracks down on vaping, there are concerns that without support some young people could turn to cigarettes

ABC  

When the cost of living started to bite, Karen turned to vapes for what she saw as a cheaper alternative to smoking. Hester Wilson — Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Addiction Special Interest Group chair — said, with uncertainty around the future of vapes, "there may well be a group of people who are shifting back to cigarettes or …

Revealed: 60% of smokers think vapes are more harmful than cigarettes - but experts insist they are wrong
1 year, 1 month ago

Revealed: 60% of smokers think vapes are more harmful than cigarettes - but experts insist they are wrong

Daily Mail  

Most smokers think vapes are more harmful than cigarettes, according to a huge new survey of tens of thousands of Brits. Most smokers think vapes are more harmful than cigarettes, according to a huge new survey of tens of thousands of Brits Your browser does not support iframes. ‘This can discourage smokers from switching to a less harmful product.’ Dr …

How dangerous IS vaping compared with smoking? New review analyzes the dangers of both.... and finds former is linked to EIGHT lung diseases
1 year, 1 month ago

How dangerous IS vaping compared with smoking? New review analyzes the dangers of both.... and finds former is linked to EIGHT lung diseases

Daily Mail  

A review found that vaping is less harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes Vaping is a much safer alternative to cigarettes but will raise your risk of eight lung diseases, according to a major review. However, smoking has long been associated with severe health consequences like lung cancer and heart disease Researchers suggested that 17 million Americans vape regularly They found …

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off
1 year, 10 months ago

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off

The Hindu  

The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. But one of those “guesstimates” has gone on to become the most cited piece of vaping misinformation globally: e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. How the guesstimate took off Public Health England used the 95% figure in its 2015 review of e-cigarettes, but failed to …

80% of young vapers say they feel safe using e-cigarettes
5 years, 2 months ago

80% of young vapers say they feel safe using e-cigarettes

Daily Mail  

Many vapers say they feel safe using e-cigarettes despite the recent outbreak of lung injuries, new survey data shows. In a recent survey, 77 percent of currently vapers under 40 said they believe using e-cigarettes was healthier than smoking cigarettes and 60 percent said it was healthier drinking alcohol For the report, the team surveyed nearly 2,000 e-cigarette users in …

Vaping deaths: Are e-cigarettes really safer than smoking tobacco? A complete guide to the facts
5 years, 4 months ago

Vaping deaths: Are e-cigarettes really safer than smoking tobacco? A complete guide to the facts

The Independent  

What are the health risks attached? In the UK, vaping has been linked to 200 health problems including pneumonia and heart disorders over the last five years, according to the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency. Public Health England said most of the American cases of vaping related-illnesses were linked to people using “illicit vaping fluid” bought on the streets or …

Vaping 'is just as dangerous for your heart as smoking cigarettes'
5 years, 4 months ago

Vaping 'is just as dangerous for your heart as smoking cigarettes'

Daily Mail  

Vaping could put you at the same risk of getting heart disease as smoking cigarettes, research suggests. British health bosses say they are 'as certain as ever' that vaping is less harmful than smoking despite 34 Americans dying to mystery lung diseases linked to the devices Research has shown smoking cigarettes increases heart rate, tightens major arteries and can cause …

Vaping ‘linked to 200 health problems in UK including pneumonia’
5 years, 5 months ago

Vaping ‘linked to 200 health problems in UK including pneumonia’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Vaping has been linked to 200 health problems – including pneumonia …

Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautious
5 years, 6 months ago

Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautious

Associated Press  

LONDON — While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help smokers kick the habit. “We need radical solutions to stop smoking and one option is providing smokers with e-cigarettes so they can get the nicotine they need without the tobacco smoke,” said Britton. “What’s right for England might …

The smoker's guide to why vaping is the first step in the road to quitting cigarettes
5 years, 10 months ago

The smoker's guide to why vaping is the first step in the road to quitting cigarettes

Firstpost  

“A cigarette in my hand, I felt like a man” - was the catchy rock jingle, doing the rounds on cable TV when I was a kid, exhorting people to stop smoking. A: If you’ve never smoked before and you are thinking of “getting into vaping” then no, it’s not “better”. While we don’t know exactly what chemicals are in …

Harmful effects of vaping being ignored by UK health authorities, leading professor says
5 years, 11 months ago

Harmful effects of vaping being ignored by UK health authorities, leading professor says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The endorsement of e-cigarettes by Public Health England is “out of step” with other parts …

E-cigs no safer alternative than traditional smoking, says study
6 years, 2 months ago

E-cigs no safer alternative than traditional smoking, says study

India TV News  

E-cigs no safer alternative than traditional smoking, says study In addition, people who vape are twice as likely to also smoke traditional cigarettes as are those who do not vape. The study, conducted by the American Heart Association, found that heart attacks are nearly 60 per cent more common among vapers. For the study, the team recruited 400,000 people among …

Why the vaping issue is just so complicated (opinion)
6 years, 3 months ago

Why the vaping issue is just so complicated (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael S. Dunbar is a health psychologist and behavioral scientist and Elizabeth J. D’Amico is a clinical psychologist and senior behavioral scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. D'Amico c/o RAND Corporation At the white-hot core of the e-cigarette controversy: Young people who vape are significantly more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes in the future, according to …

E-cigarettes should be sold in hospitals, says leading health agency
7 years, 1 month ago

E-cigarettes should be sold in hospitals, says leading health agency

China Daily  

Vaping, the way in which e-cigarettes are smoked, is at least 95 percent less harmful than cigarettes, a leading expert from Public Health England said Tuesday. Professor John Newton made the comment after the results of a new review on e-cigarettes were published by PHE detailing evidence undertaken by leading independent tobacco experts. Academic Ann McNeill, professor of tobacco addiction …

Vaping is 'as bad as smoking cigarettes' for damaging key blood vessels
7 years, 8 months ago

Vaping is 'as bad as smoking cigarettes' for damaging key blood vessels

The Independent  

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Vaping backed as healthier nicotine alternative to cigarettes after latest study
8 years, 1 month ago

Vaping backed as healthier nicotine alternative to cigarettes after latest study

The Independent  

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Vaping IS better than smoking and 'is improving the world's health'
8 years, 9 months ago

Vaping IS better than smoking and 'is improving the world's health'

Daily Mail  

Tobacco still kills six million people around the world every year. The vastly reduced number of chemicals present in e-cigarette vapour compared to tobacco smoke means we can be confident that vaping will be much less harmful than smoking The gadgets deliver a nicotine hit by heating a nicotine-containing propylene glycol to create an aerosol, which is inhaled. Should we …

Vaping may not be a safer option to smoking, Adelaide researcher says
9 years, 7 months ago

Vaping may not be a safer option to smoking, Adelaide researcher says

ABC  

The consequences of inhaling the vapours of an e-cigarette are widely unknown, with research being carried out at the Hanson Institute's Lung Research Centre showing the habit may not be as harmless as first thought. Dr Miranda Ween is currently researching what affects inhaling vapours from e-cigarettes may have on the lungs and if vaping makes you more prone to …

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