Not only do we have the science on our side , but we now also have widespread support from the worlds of politics and health services .
The ground-breaking NICE report also urged experts to explain how to properly use vaping as a less harmful alternative .
Louise Ross , Interim Chair for the New Nicotine Alliance , said : “ We welcome this guidance and hope healthcare professionals will feel more confident in supporting their patients to try vaping in order to stop smoking .”
She added that , if successful , the measures could cause a ‘ significant fall ’ in smoking rates , resulting in a ‘ greater likelihood of achieving the Smokefree 2030 ambition ’.
Supporters from across the country were quick to welcome the report , celebrating it as another victory in the ‘ fight to stamp out smoking ’.
John Dunne of the UK Vaping Industry Association said : “ This new guidance is a significant milestone towards the mainstream acceptance that vaping is a safe and effective cessation method .
“ Not only do we have the science on our side , but we now also have widespread support from the worlds of politics and health services .”
The UKVIA director general highlighted that , in the wake of mounting science and an expanding library of real-world evidence , the attacks on vaping are weakening .
He said : “ Day by day the anti-vaping lobby ’ s arguments grow more nonsensical … to the point now where they ’ re pretty much an irrelevance .”
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