400,000 Smokers Quit Thanks to E-Cigarettes?
E cigarettes could well be the most important factor in thousands of people giving up smoking for good, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of Public Health.
France’s 2014 Health Barometer used responses from a representative sample of the French population – just over 15,500 people – and sought to investigate the relationship between tobacco and e cigarette use.
The research found that just over a quarter of French people have used an e cigarette, and roughly 1.5 million people are using one on a daily basis.
The majority of these people were dual users, meaning they used their e cigarette alongside smoking tobacco cigarettes. However, 15 per cent were non-smokers and 80 per cent of dual users cut their cigarette consumption by an average of 8.9 per day, thanks to e cigarettes.
The main reasons for the use of e cigarettes were the high tobacco prices and the reduced harm whilst still gaining a nicotine fix associated with e cigs.
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