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Public Health England (PHE) has released a new film showing the devastating harms that come from smoking, and how this can be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette or using another type of quit aid.
The film has been released as part of PHE’s Health Harms campaign, which encourages smokers to attempt to quit this January, by demonstrating the personal harm to health from every single cigarette.
The film features smoking expert Dr Lion Shahab and Dr Rosemary Leonard, visually demonstrating the high levels of cancer-causing chemicals and tar inhaled by an average smoker over a month, compared to not smoking or using an e-cigarette.
The results of the demonstration visually illustrate the stark contrast between the impacts of smoking and vaping. Research estimates that while not risk-free, vaping is at least 95% less harmful than smoking.
Around 2.5 million adults are using e-cigarettes in England, and they have helped thousands of people successfully quit – but many smokers (44%) either believe that vaping is as harmful as smoking (22%) or don’t know that vaping poses much lower risks to health (22%).
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 02 2019, @05:06AM
You guessed wrong. I'm a lifetime non-smoker. I didn't use to be so offended by smokers but when my workplace at the time went non-smoking, I quickly got used to clean, fresh air. When restaurants, bars and bowling alleys went non-smoking, the last few places I had any close encounters with active smokers stopped. Home was always smoke free. None of my friends or family ever smoked except for one buddy's wife. The longer I was away from second hand smoke, the more the smell became disgusting to me. Now it smells to me like walking past a pig sty. Cigar smoke actually gives me stomach nausea.
My ex took up smoking because her new husband is a serious chain smoker and she couldn't stand the smell of him unless she smoked too. Long story; she's crazy. When the kids come home after an infrequent visit, I have to have them strip at the door and hit the shower. Everything - coats and all - go in the washer. They stink when they get home.
My workplace has gone full on non-smoking; anywhere on the property. No running out to your car to smoke or hiding behind bushes. I don't know how some of the most addicted managed. God knows they can't cheat because the smell gives them away. Now I only have to put up with smoker-stank first thing in the morning and right after lunch.