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Perceptions of the safety of vaping have worsened considerably over the past decade amongst people who smoke, a UK study has found.
04 March 2024
Vaping during pregnancy is a safe approach to stopping smoking and preferred by women attending cessation services, say UK researchers.
23 January 2024
The Labour Party has pledged to create the ‘healthiest and happiest’ generation of British children ever if it wins the next general election.
11 January 2024
The Government has launched a public consultation on its plans to create a smoke-free generation at the same time as introducing measures to tackle vaping in teenagers.
12 October 2023
It will be illegal for people born in or after 2009 to buy tobacco products, under new Government plans to ban smoking for future generations.
04 October 2023
Nicotine vaping is the most effective among widely available smoking cessation aids, researchers have declared.
14 September 2023
There is strong evidence that e-cigarettes are a more effective way to help people quit smoking than nicotine patches or gum, a Cochrane review has concluded.
28 November 2022
More children aged 11-15 are now vaping and using e-cigarettes than in previous years, despite a fall in the number of children drinking, smoking cigarettes and taking drugs, official figures show.
14 September 2022
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29 April 2021
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a drug safety update warning doctors to be alert to possible adverse reactions from vaping among patients with respiratory problems.
28 January 2020