{"id":26267,"date":"2023-06-02T17:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T21:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=26267"},"modified":"2023-06-02T17:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T21:57:02","slug":"vaping-has-helped-inmates-since-uk-prison-smoking-bans-were-implemented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/26267","title":{"rendered":"VAPING HAS HELPED INMATES SINCE UK PRISON SMOKING BANS WERE IMPLEMENTED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-offset-key=\"l6f9-0-1\">&#8220;Vaping has surged in U.K. prisons since a smoking ban went into effect in 2017 (in England and Wales). In the 2021\u20132022 financial year, <\/span><strong>prisoners spent close to \u00a38 million on vapor products<\/strong><span data-offset-key=\"l6f9-0-3\"><strong>.<\/strong> Prisoners have access to vapes as well as nicotine-replacement therapy. While the surge in <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><strong>vaping has been positive in terms of harm reduction<\/strong><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"l6f9-0-5\">, the abrupt change has had its challenges. With the prohibition of smoking in prisons came illicit cigarettes and trading\/selling other personal property, including meals, in order to obtain cigarettes. Despite this, <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><strong>the number of prisoners who have turned to vaping and stuck with it is promising<\/strong><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"l6f9-0-7\">. \u201cThe fact that many people have <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\" data-offset-key=\"l6f9-0-8\">access to vaping products is welcome news from a tobacco harm reduction perspective<\/span><\/strong><span data-offset-key=\"l6f9-0-9\">,\u201d said Debbie Robson, senior lecturer in tobacco harm reduction at King\u2019s College London. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><strong>Great progress has been made in creating a smoke-free prison<\/strong><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"l6f9-2-0\"> estate despite doubting it was achievable given the high smoking rates in prison settings.\u201d Robson speaks with formerly incarcerated individuals while conducting research, and many have expressed that their <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\" data-offset-key=\"l6f9-2-1\">first vaping experiences were in prison, and \u201csome have stayed smoke-free ever since<\/span><\/strong><span data-offset-key=\"l6f9-2-2\">.\u201d&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><strong>ARTICLE LINK:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tobaccoreporter.com\/2023\/06\/02\/vaping-up-in-u-k-prisons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaping Up in U.K. Prisons<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/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=\"VAPING%20HAS%20HELPED%20INMATES%20SINCE%20UK%20PRISON%20SMOKING%20BANS%20WERE%20IMPLEMENTED\";<\/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;Vaping has surged in U.K. prisons since a smoking ban went into effect in 2017 (in England and Wales). 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