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<p>Smoking is the number one cause of ill-health, disability, and death, responsible
for approximately 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom, causing around one in
four cancer deaths. It costs our country £17 billion a year, and puts a huge burden
on the National Health Service. There is no more dangerous product that is legally
sold in our shops than tobacco, a product that will kill two thirds of its users.</p><p>The
health advice on vaping is clear, vaping can play a role in helping adult smokers
to quit, but if you don’t smoke, don’t vape. Vaping should never be used by, or targeted
at, children, especially given the highly addictive nature of nicotine.</p><p>This
is why we have announced strong measures to reduce the appeal, availability, and affordability
of vapes to children, whilst ensuring that vapes remain an available quit aid for
adult smokers. We will also ban the sale and supply of disposable vapes, which are
clearly linked to the recent rise in vaping in children.</p>
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