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<p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that e-cigarettes
can help some smokers quit and the evidence indicates that they are considerably less
harmful to health than cigarettes. Data on the long term harms of these products is
not available and it is not clear how many users will go on to give up vaping as well.
Smokers who continue to use tobacco alongside vaping will not benefit from the harm
reduction offered by sole use of e-cigarettes.</p><p> </p><p>Data from Action on Smoking
and Health indicates that around 2.8 million adults in Great Britain currently use
electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Of these e-cigarette users, approximately 1.3
million are ex-smokers while 1.4 million continue to use tobacco alongside their e-cigarette
use. In 2014, two thirds of e-cigarette users continued to use tobacco and one third
were ex-smokers. This indicates that, of those using e-cigarettes, an increasing proportion
no longer use tobacco and are only vaping.</p>
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