E-cigarettes – The Health and Europe Centre

E-cigarettes: misconception of vaping dangers in the UK

Research from King’s College London, UK, finds smokers and ex-smokers overestimate the vaping dangers of e-cigarettes. The Cancer Research UK-funded study assessed the knowledge about nicotine, perceptions of the relative harms of smoking, and vaping dangers, e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). With fewer than 6 out of 10 accurately believing that e-cigarettes are less harmful than […]

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Ex smokers are unstoppable

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The European Commission’s 3-year initiative ‘Ex-smokers are unstoppable’ has now finished but it proved enormously successful with one in three of the 480,000 registered users stopping smoking after three months. The centre-piece of the programme was the iCoach, a digital health coach which was free and available both online and as a mobile app for

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E-cigarettes harmful to health

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Refillable electronic e-cigarettes, and the potential exposure to e-liquids containing nicotine, may pose risks to public health, according to a report recently adopted by the European Commission. The report included input from an external study that analysed physical samples, scientific literature and data from poison centres in eight EU countries. The study also surveyed the

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10 key changes for tobacco products sold in the EU

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As a result of EU legislation, there are 10 changes to the way tobacco products can be sold in Europe: Graphic pictorial health warnings will cover 65{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of the packaging Ban on cigarettes and roll-your-own with characterising flavours such as menthol that mask the taste and smell of tobacco Labelling will now include the fact

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E-cigarettes and secondary school children

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There has been a rapid rise in the retail availability of e-cigarettes in the UK and this study looks at the relationship between e-cigarette point-of-sale displays and e-cigarette use in young people. A cross sectional survey was conducted in four high schools in Scotland and a response rate of 87 {ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} and a total sample of

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Vaping suppresses the immune system

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The annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington was presented with evidence that vaping suppresses 6 times as many immune genes as smoking. After comparing genetic information swabbed from the noses of smokers, vapers, and non-users of both, researchers found that while smoking suppresses the activity of 53 genes

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Smoking in cars banned in England and Wales

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It is now illegal to smoke in cars and other vehicles if someone under the age of 18 is present. It is also illegal for a driver to not stop someone else smoking in these circumstances and the fine for either offence is £50. This new law applies to any private vehicle enclosed by a

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Tobacco Policy in a Changing World: Plain packaging and e-cigarettes

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February 2015. This seminar brought together policy-makers and practitioners for a stimulating and informative overview of the situation in Europe and the UK with regard to tobacco use and legislation. Our speakers – Hazel Cheeseman from ASH and Kate Knight from SmokeFree South West – are experts in both the rise of e-cigarettes and the

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