FACT: Vaping does not cause popcorn lung
Sensationalist media reports sometimes claim that vaping causes popcorn lung. This is a myth. Vaping does not cause popcorn lung, as confirmed by the NHS, Cancer Research UK, and the UK Health Security Agency. In this FACT blog, we break down what the evidence tells us about popcorn lung and vaping: What is popcorn lung? […]
‘Vaping was instrumental in helping me become smokefree’ says health professional
Vaping has helped millions of smokers kick the habit and change their lives for the better. One of those who has experienced first-hand the stop smoking power of vaping is Paul Brittain – a 53-year-old research nurse – who explains how the quitting tool helped him break a near 35-year habit and what the impact […]
REAL VAPERS: ‘Vapes have been the only thing that have helped me quit’
The UK Vaping Industry Association has put out a call for real vapers to share how vaping helped them cut down on or stop smoking. The goal of the association’s REAL VAPERS campaign is to help the government better understand the true impact of vaping, and to inspire smokers – who may have been discouraged […]
REAL VAPERS: ‘I finally found a way to quit’
The UK Vaping Industry Association has put out a call for real vapers to share how vaping helped them cut down on or stop smoking. The goal of the association’s REAL VAPERS campaign is to help the government better understand the true impact of vaping, and to inspire smokers – who may have been discouraged […]
Experts challenge ‘gateway’ concerns amid new research on UK teen vaping and smoking
Not all vape misinformation is caused by flawed research –
much of it starts in the news.
