The number of products handed out on the NHS to help people quit smoking has plummeted by almost a third. New figures show there were 169,967 (31.1%) fewer smoking cessation items dispensed in 2014/15 compared to the previous year. It is the second consecutive year that the figure has fallen since 2006/07. The total cost … Continue reading Number of anti-smoking products handed out by NHS drops by a third

When Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist, invented the electronic cigarette in 2003, his aim was to find a way to stop smoking, first for himself and then, after commercializing the concept, for others. He had no idea of the chaos that would ensue.       Using an e-cigarette is not smoking. It does not burn … Continue reading John Boley: Smoke and mirrors in the debate over e-cigarettes

  Today, the world’s smokers have plenty of alternatives to choose from when they decide it’s time to kick the tobacco habit. From nicotine patches to gums to prescription drugs, there are endless products promising to help smokers quit. But the best selling alternative to cigarettes has risen to unparalleled levels of success this year. … Continue reading E-Cigs Top the Charts as Best Selling Alternative to Tobacco

  In 2015, electronic cigarette industry boomed to $3.5 billion dollars. This means it has doubled since last 2013 which is only $1.7 billion; a statistics provided by Bonnie Herzon of Wells Fargo Securities senior tobacco and beverage analyst. Electronic cigarettes were introduced to the public in 2004. And since then, it has made its … Continue reading Vaporizers: Most Used Alternative for Those Who Want to Quit Smoking

  Lack of research is one of the biggest myths we hear from e-cigarette critics. Many people assume that e-cigs have not been studied in detail because the research is not heavily published by the main stream media. However, there have already been many clinical trials and research projects conducted that found promising results for … Continue reading 14 Electronic Cigarette Studies That Shame the Critics

  Electronic cigarette veterans are fighting hard to ensure that the ecig industry succeeds. Unfortunately, some rookie vapers have no idea how to use an ecig without offending everyone around them. If you don’t follow some basic rules of ecig etiquette, you will end up making all vapers look like idiots. Don’t give e-cigs a … Continue reading 9 Ways You’re Probably Damaging the Vaping Movement and Making Us Look Like Idiots

  Tobacco is bad for you. That was the one thing on which the elected officials and speakers at the legislative committee’s public hearing could agree. Now the question becomes: What is the best public policy to start eating away at the state’s high smoking rate of nearly 23 percent? Some came to Tuesday’s hearing to oppose extending … Continue reading Debate over e-cigarettes dominates Indiana legislative hearing

  As the World Health Organization works towards stricter regulation of electronic cigarettes, a group of 53 scientists have joined together to send an open letter in defense of e-cigs. The letter was addressed to the WHO Director Margaret Chan and signed by some of the world’s leading scientists from North America, Europe, Asia, and … Continue reading 53 Scientists Send Letter Urging Regulators to Leave E-Cigs Alone

Lou Rebello of Swansea used to smoke three packs of cigarettes per day. He lost his mother to lung cancer, and said he tried to quit smoking using all sorts of methods, including prescription Chantix, but couldn’t kick the habit. Three years ago, a friend handed him an electronic cigarette. “I never smoked a cigarette again,” Rebello said. … Continue reading E-cigarettes turn Greater Fall River smokers away from smoking even with health effects a question