Five reasons why smokers should use e-cigarettes
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Five reasons why smokers should use e-cigarettes

Viv Bennett Chief nurse, Public Health England

Many smokers are put off trying e-cigarettes because they have been led to believe vaping is as harmful as smoking tobacco

Nurses observe the harm that smoking causes to health and know that preventing people from starting to smoke and helping smokers to quit is one of the most important things we can do to help more people live longer and healthier lives.

Primary Health Care. 29, 1, 16-16. doi: 10.7748/phc.29.1.16.s19

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