{"id":26153,"date":"2023-02-22T10:54:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=26153"},"modified":"2023-02-22T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:54:38","slug":"nursing-times-debunk-anti-vaping-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/26153","title":{"rendered":"NURSING TIMES [Debunk Anti-Vaping Myths]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;E-cigarettes (vapes) are currently the most popular aid used to quit smoking in England and are used by around 4.3 million adults in Great Britain, the majority of whom are ex-smokers. A recent Cochrane systematic review found that <strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">e-cigarettes are a more effective quitting aid for smokers than nicotine patches or gum<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A major independent review of the evidence on the health effects of vaping, commissioned by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, concluded that \u201cvaping poses only a small fraction of the health risks of smoking and that <strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">smokers should be encouraged to use vaping products<\/span><\/strong> (or medicinally licensed products) for stopping smoking\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>E-cigarette use among 11-17 year olds who have never smoked remains low, with <span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><strong>only 1.7% of never smokers vaping at least monthly<\/strong><\/span>. While we are seeing an increase in vaping among children and young adults, the vast majority are young people who\u2019ve already tried smoking. <strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">Vaping among those who haven\u2019t tried smoking has to date largely been experimental with people just trying it once or twice<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is vital that health professionals are provided with accurate, evidence-based information on vaping so that they can deliver advice and support to smokers, children and families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><strong>ARTICLE LINK:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursingtimes.net\/opinion\/there-are-many-myths-about-e-cigarettes-and-vaping-22-02-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018There are many myths about e-cigarettes and vaping\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Reddit\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"NURSING%20TIMES%20%5BDebunk%20Anti-Vaping%20Myths%5D\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;E-cigarettes (vapes) are currently the most popular aid used to quit smoking in England and are used by around 4.3 million adults in Great Britain,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recent_news","category-vaping-news","wpcat-15-id","wpcat-147-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26153"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26156,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26153\/revisions\/26156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}