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Many health authorities and experts recognize vaping as less harmful than smoking. However, the interpretation of the information can be confusing and misleading.

Get the full picture so you can feel confident in your position on vaping.

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What the health authorities have to say

Royal Society of Public Health

“The report reflects an up-to-date evidence base that is increasingly pointing in the same direction: not only that vaping is at least 95% less harmful than smoking, but also that it is helping increasing numbers of smokers to quit.”

Royal Society of Public Health
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German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

“According to current knowledge, e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional tobacco products when used as intended”

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
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Royal Australian College of Physicians

“The RACP acknowledges that e-cigarettes may have a potential role in tobacco harm reduction and smoking cessation for smokers unable or unwilling to quit.”

Royal Australian College of Physicians
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Health Canada

“Completely replacing cigarette smoking with vaping will reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals.”

Health Canada
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WHO EURO Office

“There is conclusive evidence that: Completely substituting electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems for combustible tobacco cigarettes reduces users’ exposure to numerous toxicants and carcinogens present in combustible tobacco cigarettes.”

WHO EURO Office
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“E-cigarettes are effective in helping people to stop smoking.”

Royal College of Physicians
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The Research

What the latest science reveals

Gomajee, R., El-Khoury, F., Goldberg, M., et al
2019

Association between electronic cigarette use and smoking reduction in France

The longitudinal study in France demonstrated regular electronic cigarette use was associated with a 67% higher likelihood of...

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Beard, E., West, R., Michie, S., and Brown, J.
2020

Association of prevalence of electronic cigarette use with smoking cessation and cigarette consumption in England: a time series analysis between 2006 and 2017

A large cross-sectional study in the UK found e-cigarette use is associated with more quitting success than NRT-use...

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George, J., Hussain, M., Vadiveloo, T., et al
2019

Cardiovascular effects of switching from tobacco cigarettes to electronic cigarettes

A prospective, randomized controlled trial demonstrated significant improvement in vascular health of tobacco cigarette smokers within 1 month...

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Country Experience

How other countries have adopted a progressive approach to vaping

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