Electronic Cigarettes: Health Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration has been given to the provision of cessation support to adult vapers to quit when they are ready to do so.
Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson
In the short and medium term, vaping is less harmful than smoking and can be an effective quit aid for adult smokers, especially when combined with behavioural support. However, children, and adult non-smokers, should never vape, and the long-term health impacts are unknown.
For those who feel ready to quit vaping and they are confident they can do so without returning to smoking, the Better Health website has a dedicated page on quitting vaping. Some local Stop Smoking Services also deliver vaping cessation support to help people quit vaping.
We also commissioned the National Centre of Smoking Cessation and Training to develop guidance for practitioners to support clients to stop vaping.
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