Vaping Now Surpasses Smoking in the UK
Figures released by the government in November 2025 show that there are now more people in Great Britain who vape than smoke. It is estimated that 5.4 million people over the...
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Vaping Now Surpasses Smoking in the UK
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New Quit Smoking Survey ResultsNew Quit Smoking Survey Results
New evidence has been presented from a survey in the Netherlands that looked at the habits of Dutch ex-smokers. It found that electronic cigarettes are really effective as a smoking...
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IBVTA's Wake Up Call Over Disposables and TeensIBVTA's Wake Up Call Over Disposables and Teens
Anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health produces an annual report looking at teen use of electronic cigarettes. This year, they discovered the proportion of children aged 11-17 who vape...
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Vaping Success in UK PrisonsVaping Success in UK Prisons
The World Health Organisation is warning about tobacco use and secondhand smoke in European prisons with tobacco use prevalence rates as high as 90% among men and 85% among women....
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E-cigarettes: No smoke without fire?E-cigarettes: No smoke without fire?
Vaping became the Oxford English Dictionary's " word of the year " in 2014 as popularity boomed. Lines were being drawn between those who were invested in discovering the truth...
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Vaping Advocates are Being Called Bots!Vaping Advocates are Being Called Bots!
If advocates for ecigs and tobacco harm reduction speak up they are frequently called bots (computer generated online content attempting to appear to be human) or labelled as AstroTurf (individuals...
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The Nicotine Buzz - What Is It?The Nicotine Buzz - What Is It?
People new to vaping get it nearly all the time. Some long-term vapers get it in the morning. Eventually, almost everybody stops getting it altogether. Whatever happened to that nicotine...
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Vaping For Love? Quitting Smoking to Aid DatingVaping For Love? Quitting Smoking to Aid Dating
Millions of Brits continue to smoke despite us knowing that it is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death. " Every year around 78,000 people in the UK...
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Does Vaping Cause Gum Disease?Does Vaping Cause Gum Disease?
Last week, the government published its independent Khan Review looking at all aspects of tobacco control. Part of it strongly urged the government to do more to promote vaping but...
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E Cigarettes Work Better Than Patches for Pregnant WomenE Cigarettes Work Better Than Patches for Pregnant Women
New research just published in Nature Medicine journal finds that vaping works better than nicotine patches and is just as safe for pregnant women. The research team from Queen Mary...
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The Khan Report on the Future of Smoking in the UKThe Khan Report on the Future of Smoking in the UK
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned an independent review to be conducted looking at all areas of tobacco control. It was headed up by Javed Khan...
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Renewed Asthma and Lung SupportRenewed Asthma and Lung Support
Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation became Asthma + Lung UK a year ago. Previously, the individual organisations had released statements about vaping, but now as the unified body...
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E-cigarettes Can Achieve 2030 TargetE-cigarettes Can Achieve 2030 Target
The government set an ambitious target to achieve a smoke-free UK by 2030, which means less than 5% of the population would be smokers. Promises were made, plans announced, but...
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Vaping Delivers Benefits to Non-Quitting SmokersVaping Delivers Benefits to Non-Quitting Smokers
The body of evidence supporting smokers switching to electronic cigarettes has been steadily growing for over a decade, with all of the British public health organisations recommending vaping as an...
