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<p>The Public Health England (PHE) report is consistent with the Government’s current
policy that the best thing a smoker can do for their health is to quit smoking and
quit for good. Evidence in the United Kingdom indicates that e-cigarettes can help
people quit smoking, with similar or better results than nicotine replacement therapies
such as patches or gum.</p><p> </p><p>E-cigarettes are, however, not harmless and
there is a lack of evidence on their effects in long term use. The Department has
and will continue to monitor all emerging evidence and consider it in developing policy.
PHE has been commissioned to update their evidence report on e-cigarettes annually
until the end of this Parliament and to include within its quit smoking campaigns
consistent messaging about the safety of e-cigarettes.</p><p> </p><p>There are no
current plans to ban the use of e-cigarettes in public places in England.</p>
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