FEATURE
YET ANOTHER WIN FOR
HARM REDUCTION
Advocates say arguments against vaping are ‘ weak ’ and ‘ nonsensical ’ as the UK ’ s leading health watchdog includes e-cigarettes in its stop smoking guidance .
Words : Jordan Millar
The UK has long stood as a shining beacon for tobacco harm reduction , spearheading the international effort to stub out smoking .
Its pro-vaping policies and progressive approach have been the envy of advocates around the world , who time and again have pointed to the country ’ s gold standard regulations .
Now , in yet another win for the industry , the nation ’ s leading health watchdog has – for the first time - included vaping in its stop smoking guidelines .
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ’ s latest report stressed that e-cigarettes should be ‘ accessible to all adult smokers ’. It also called on medical staff to give ‘ clear ’ and ‘ up-to-date ’ information on vaping to those who are considering it as a stop smoking tool .
THIS
INCLUDED :
• The use of e-cigarettes is likely to be substantially less harmful than smoking
• Any smoking is harmful , so people using e-cigarettes should stop smoking tobacco completely and
• While e-cigarettes are not currently medically licensed , they are regulated by the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations ( TRPR ).
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