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E-cigarettes - debating the evidence

E-cigarettes - debating the evidence

Medicine and Science from The BMJ

April 23, 201832m 45s

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Smokers want to vape, it can help them quit, and it’s less harmful than smoking, say Paul Aveyard professor of behavioural medicine at the University of Oxford. But Kenneth C Johnson, adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa, argues that smokers who vape are generally less likely to quit and is concerned about youth vaping as a gateway to smoking, dual use, and potential harms from long term use. Read the debate:

https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1759