E-cigs

Downing Street is considering imposing a new tax on vapes as part of plans to create a smoke-free generation in the UK. As part of the government’s crackdown on smoking, it has been announced that an eight-week consultation on smoking would explore a new duty on vapes....

E-cigarettes, also known as vaporizers, are markedly less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. Being ‘electronic’, it is an easy compromise between getting a nicotine kick without any harm, but are there health implications we need to consider? Some doctors are worried that these e-cigs will give younger people a taste...