The ONS's Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, external suggests that 10% of adults aged 16 and over currently use an e-cigarette every day or occasionally - slightly more than the 9.1% who say they currently smoke
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Dr Sara Hitchman, Lecturer of Addictions who led the work at Kings College London Maeva May, Head of Policy at the British Heart Foundation, said: These findings vindicate the decision to adopt standardised packaging in the UK, as it has clearly had an impact on the attitudes of smokers
Furthermore, it can improve lung capacity and cardiovascular health, as well as reverse some of the adverse aging effects caused by cigarette smoking
Tobacco addiction raises heart rate and blood pressure and, long-term, increases cancer, respiratory, and heart-disease risk, while worsening anxiety and depression, complicating recovery