Vaping 95% less harmful than smoking

E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking, Public Health England has reported. The findings, published in an evidence update, support the use of e-cigarettes as an effective way to help people give up smoking. The evidence update provides a follow-up to initial investigations carried out last year, and serves as a comprehensive review of up-to-date evidence ahead of the introduction of new e-cigarette legislation next year. Its finding include: E-cigarettes pose no risk of nicotine poisoning to users, but e-liquids should be in ‘childproof’ packaging Although vaping is not 100% safe, most of the chemicals causing smoking-related disease are absent