Bans could do 'more harm than good' by leading people back to smoking, according to experts.
who said they had vaped in past 30 days had spiked from 11.7 percent in 2017 to 27.5 percent in 2019.Evidence suggests that although e-cigarette products aren't totally safe, they appear to be"safer than combustible products," the scientists said. They also appear to be more appealing and effective than other nicotine replacement treatments.
The team used the U.K. as a positive example. There, vaping is promoted as a safe alternative to smoking, but THC products are banned, and regulations are have been put in place to prevent nicotine use in young people while helping adult smokers to quit. They said vaping flavours, with our without nicotine, may appeal to young people but also to adult smokers who help them switch.
, Professor of Health Services Policy and Management at The Ohio State University, who co-wrote the article, told:"We believe that combustible products should be the most aggressively regulated to protect public health and that noncombustible products, like vaping products, should be promoted as substitutes for current smokers."
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