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martes, 17 de septiembre de 2013

dailyrecord.co.uk - 17 de septiembre de 2013 - UK

Are electronic cigarettes the best way to quit smoking? We speak to one therapist who says they don't help at all

FORMER 60-a-day smoker Anne Penman reckons e-cigarettes just swap one addiction for another. She believes they are not the way to help people quit the habit.

FEW years ago electronic cigarettes were a rare sight but these days it is almost as common to see someone puffing on a fake fag as it is to see people drawing on the real thing.

Thousands of people have reputedly stopped smoking by swapping real cigarettes for electronic ones and recent research suggested they are at least as effective as nicotine patches at helping people quit.

Although both e-cigarettes and nicotine patches give a user a nicotine hit, the e-cigarette also mimics the hand-to-mouth action of smoking.

But despite being hailed by many as an answer to the huge problem of smoking, there are some doubts over how effective e-cigarettes are in helping people to stop completely and if they really are a healthier option.

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