Vaping New UK

Vaping once again finds solid grounds with the medical bodies of the world, as Public Health England announces that the UK is now seeing the least amount of people smoking in years. And they believe that vaping is key, so why is the vaping industry treated so poorly in world politics?

E-cigarettes go hand in hand with controversy, often fuelled by uninformed speculation, but actual definitive research is few and far between. This can make the available information for would-be vapers at best confusing, but at worst contradictory.

However, more and more research is slowly providing a clear picture of how the vaping industry is changing the face of smoking, and the verdict is extremely positive.

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Anthony Mixides CEO of The London Vape Company reacting to the recent Royal College of Physicians (RCP) report on E-cigarettes said:

We welcome the findings of the Royal College of Physicians, which underlines that e-cigarettes are inherently a healthier form of smoking than traditional tobacco cigarettes. The report clearly states "Smokers should be reassured that these products can help them quit all tobacco use forever." E-cigarettes we believe is the most effective solution to stop people smoking. On a daily basis our retail outlets across London are showing growing numbers of people switching to e-cigarettes in an attempt to lead healthier lives.

We all know how hard it can be to give up smoking. In the last few years the alternatives have been unattractive or ineffective for many looking to quit. But thanks to new advances in technology the answer has arrived.

Vaping has been around longer than you may think. The birth of the modern day electronic cigarette can be traced back to 1963, but has only recently received the attention it deserves. Vaping was reintroduced to the market in 2004 and with it their popularity has drastically increased. There are around 2.1 million vapers currently in the UK with no signs of this growth slowing down. Vaping is currently the most popular form of quitting aid in the UK. And the reason why is quite simple; it works.  

The technology behind a simple vape pen requires only a small series of parts such as a battery and an atomizer which are used to heat up a liquid containing nicotine. This liquid, when heated, becomes water vapour that provides the same sensation or 'throat hit' and flavour that a cigarette would. Unlike traditional tobacco based products, e-cigarettes do not contain numerous harmful chemicals that can lead to heart disease, lung cancer and strokes. Furthermore, a recent study by the NHS proved that vaping is in fact 95% less harmful than smoking, and encouraged a wide spread adoption of the technology. The results were so impressive that the NHS may even begin prescribing usage to patients. Our store manager Anil was interviewed by BBC London when this announcement was made, listen below:

It seems that the anti-e-cigarette campaign has resulted in mixed feelings from the public at large, for while a greater number of people now believe that e-cigarettes are more harmful than smoking – 22%, up from last year’s result of 15% – according to Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), up to half a million new vapers have joined the community, bringing it up to a whopping 2.6 million strong in the UK alone. So, as the nation becomes ever more polarised on the subject, what has driven these numbers and who should be believed?

So here’s a turn-up for the books. Just like alcohol retailers joyously taking to the concept of informing us all that we should drink responsibly, tobacco companies are now trying to convince us that they have our best health interests at heart! Call me cynical, but with an estimated 100,000 deaths a year in the UK linked to smoking, according to ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), and vaping reported as being the fastest growing and most effective way of helping their customers to break their toxic habit, I’m not at all surprised that big tobacco are trying to find new ways to curb the e-cigarette market.

We love e-cigarettes – of course we do or we wouldn’t be selling them, selecting only the best mods and e-liquid flavours for our online and in-store customers and helping some of the 4 million plus vapers in the UK to get access to the finest quality vaping products and accessories. But, according to current affairs magazine Spiked, the situation in the US seems infinitely more hazardous for their electronic cigarette market than it is over here.

OK, so the youth of today may consider themselves to be streetwise and savvy, looking down their collective noses at the person using such words that are so…like…last Tuesday. But the government, numerous respected studies, the major political parties and various smoking charities assure us that young people’s decisions are still being influenced, and manipulated, by trends created by targeted marketing that make smoking look ‘cool’ (there you go, another word to show my age). How do you feel about that?

Life can sometimes be hard for critics of e-cigarettes. Just as quickly as they invent new ways to discredit vaping, they see their myths evaporate into thin air. One thing I do agree with, however, is that more research on e-cigarettes is needed. Every bit of new information gives us an opportunity to learn more about the long-term effects of electronic cigarettes, and allay doubts smokers may have about quitting. It will also no doubt further disprove many of the arguments used against e-cigarettes.

It seems like it’s every other day that new evidence arrives of vaping’s ability to help smokers kick their habit. Just last month, a Belgian study saw people reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke by an astounding 60%. Now, Cancer Research UK reports of a comprehensive study by The Cochrane Collaboration, a not-for-profit organisation focusing on medical research, which found that e-cigarettes helped smokers quit or cut down on smoking.

One of the arguments that those determined to fight against e-cigarettes often use to scaremonger the general public is that its popularity could lead to more people taking up smoking. Well, that argument’s just had a whole load of holes blown through it by, of all organisations, the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

New research from the University of Leuven in Belgium published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, flies in the face of previous reports by suggesting that vaping evangelists may well be right after all – e-cigarettes can be a legitimate aid for those looking to quit smoking and stop their tobacco habit. The results of the study were astounding – and a huge success for those who have quit as a result of being introduced to the benefits of e-cigarettes.

Camel cigarette maker Reynolds America Incorporated (RAI) has taken the decisive, though quite frankly baffling, step of banning smoking in their offices in a move toward a ‘smoke-free workplace’. I don’t know about you, but that makes about as much sense as Facebook blaming a fall in productivity on the overuse of social media in their offices or Land Rover providing each of its employees with a Toyota Prius to save on fuel costs! It seems crazy that such an established organisation after having fended off years of attacks on its products for health and life related issues, should so publicly imply that maybe, just maybe, everyone was right all along.

Everyone knows that you are not allowed to smoke on the Tube system. If you were not aware of the 1987 King’s Cross fire that killed 27 people, started by a dropped match on an escalator, that resulted in the ban, the incessant reminders over tube and train tannoy systems could not be missed. Such a ban was introduced for good reason, but what Transport for London (TfL) have now done through introducing a network and premises-wide ban on electronic cigarettes is unfathomable.