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<p>Public Health England (PHE) has published a series of reports on electronic cigarettes
including the effects of vaping on health. The reports are available to view at the
following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/e-cigarettes-and-vaping-policy-regulation-and-guidance"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/e-cigarettes-and-vaping-policy-regulation-and-guidance</a></p><p>While
nicotine can contribute to raised blood pressure and cardiovascular risk, it is tar
and carbon monoxide, which are the major sources of cardiovascular risk in cigarette
smoke, producing nicotine vapour from a solution rather than by burning tobacco means
that electronic cigarette vapour is free from almost all the toxic chemicals that
accompany nicotine in cigarette smoke.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics has
recorded the numbers of people using e-cigarettes since 2014 and the combined number
of people using e-cigarettes and smoking has not increased since then. The proportion
of people who smoke has decreased substantially in the same period.</p><p>PHE encourages
people who both vape and smoke to stop smoking completely, because this greatly reduces
health risks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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