The public health body for theUnited Nations (UN) said that e-cigarettes were harmful and put youngergenerations at risk of getting addicted to nicotine.
It's worrying to us thatorganisations such as WHO are still equating vaping with smoking as far as itsimpact on health is concerned -especially given the role that thefinest-quality e-liquids can play in helping people tocut down on, and eventually quit traditional cigarettes.
So, here is everything you need to know about the WHO's new report, and howBritish experts have fought back.
WHO to crack downon smoking globally
In an effort to crack down onsmoking around the globe, a new report from the WHO warns that many countriesare "not addressing emerging nicotine and tobacco products and failing toregulate them". It also said that vaping goes against efforts to"denormalise" smoking, instead claiming that e-cigarettes could"renormalise" the practice.
But Professor John Britton, emeritusprofessor of epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, is just one of theBritish experts to have fought back. Professor Britton said: "This reportdemonstrates that, sadly, the WHO still doesn't understand the fundamentaldifference between addiction to tobacco smoking, which kills millions of peopleevery year, and addiction to nicotine, which doesn't".
British expertsmaintain that vaping is much safer than smoking - and part of the solution
Dr Derek Yach, president of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, describedthe WHO's attitude towards vaping as "fundamentally flawed". Dr Yachmaintained that over one million e-smokers use lower-risk products to quit, sovaping should be encouraged.
Professor Britton agreed that"electronic nicotine delivery systems are part of the solution, not theproblem" and recommended the use of nicotine products like vaping to helppeople overcome an addiction to smoking.
Public Health England (PHE)'stobacco control lead Martin Dockrell also challenged the WHO's claims, saying:"The evidence has been clear for some time that, while not risk-free,vaping is far less harmful than smoking".
He continued: "The evidenceshows that vaping is one of the most effective quit aids available, especiallyfor smokers who have tried to quit before and failed, helping around 50,000smokers quit a year". Thus, the finest-quality e-liquids continue to be aneffective and invaluable solution for helping people from all manner of walksof life to quit smoking.
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