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<p>Prescriptions for e-cigarettes will be charged like any other medication and normal
exemption arrangements will apply including for those on low incomes.</p><p> </p><p>In
August 2015 Public Health England published a report that outlined evidence that e-cigarettes
can help people quit smoking. Data from local stop smoking services shows that 2/3
of smokers are successful in their quit attempts when combining e-cigarettes with
behavioural support. Data from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) suggests in 2015
there were 2.6 million e-cigarette users of which nearly 2 out of 5 no longer smoked
tobacco products. This data is available at ASH ‘Use of electronic cigarettes (vapourisers)
among adults in Great Britain’, 2015.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_891.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_891.pdf</a></p>
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