E-cigarettes around 95% less harmful than tobacco estimates landmark review

E-cigarettes around 95% less harmful than tobacco estimates landmark review An expert independent evidence review published by Public Health England concludes that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful to health than tobacco and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking.

Key findings of the review include:

• the current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are around 95% less harmful than smoking
• nearly half the population (44.8%) don’t realise e-cigarettes are much less harmful than smoking
• there is no evidence so far that e-cigarettes are acting as a route into smoking for children or non-smokers

The review suggests that e-cigarettes may be contributing to falling smoking rates among adults and young people.

See also:

• Research and analysis: E-cigarettes: an evidence update Public Health England
• E-cigarettes 'should be prescribed' BBC News
• VIDEO: 'How E-cigarettes helped me quit' BBC News
• British smokers urged to start vaping by health officials The Daily Telegraph
• The NHS should not pay for vaping The Daily Telegraph
• Make e-cigarettes available on the NHS, say Government health officials The Independent