In the United States, many federal agencies and health organizations believe that e-cigarettes are the gateway to cigarettes. The use of e-cigarettes may make more people addicted to combustible cigarette products. Therefore, laws should be formulated to reduce smoke-free alternatives.
However, a new study in the United Kingdom found that most adult smokers in the United Kingdom oppose the US government's view that "e-cigarettes are the gateway to cigarettes." The UK recognizes e-cigarettes as an intervention to reduce the harm of smoking and promotes e-cigarettes.
It is reported that in 2020, more than half (58%) of adult e-cigarette users in the UK are former smokers (this proportion has been rising since 2014). At the same time, according to the Action on Smoking (Action on Smoking) A survey conducted by YouGov commissioned by YouGov and Health showed that compared with 65% six years ago, the proportion of adults who smoked this year has been declining, reaching 38%, and only 2% of e-cigarette users have never smoked.
The survey also found that 60% of adult e-cigarette users believe that using e-cigarettes can help them improve their health. This is consistent with the findings of the survey that the first three specific reasons for using e-cigarettes are to help quit smoking (30%), prevent smoking again (20%) and reduce the number of cigarettes (11%).
For Michael Landl, director of the World Federation of Electronic Cigarette Consumers, YouGov's results show that electronic cigarettes are a way to stay away from cigarettes. After all, electronic cigarettes are aimed at tobacco consumers.
Maria Chapria, European Affairs Assistant at the Consumer Choice Center, pointed out that most anti-smoking arguments are not taken into consideration. Just as sugar substitutes can help people reduce their sugar intake, e-cigarettes can also help people quit smoking. We do not attribute the increase in sugar consumption to sugar substitutes, but this seems acceptable for e-cigarettes.
It should be noted that e-cigarettes cannot allow every smoker to quit smoking. The survey shows that almost half of smokers have tried but no longer use e-cigarettes. The most common reason is that 22% of people said they "do not want to smoke e-cigarettes"; 16% of people think that e-cigarettes cannot suppress their addiction; 12% of people Just want to try.
Vapesourcing Opinion:
When 8 million people worldwide die from smoking-related causes every year, any product that has the potential to curb tobacco deaths is of great significance, and electronic cigarettes are one of them.
