It is too soon to describe e-cigarettes as a reputable product for combating smoking, the Irish Cancer Society has said.
Experts in the UK are seeking to have the vaping devices made available on prescription for people who want to give up tobacco.
New research released by Public Health England (PHE) states: "E-cigarettes have the potential to make a significant contribution to the endgame for tobacco." They say that e-cigarettes are 20 times less dangerous than tobacco.
However, the cancer society here says that further studies into the long-term affects of vaping are needed before it could endorse the products.
Eoin Bradley, policy officer with the Irish Cancer Society (ICS), told the Irish Independent that e-cigarettes are "an area (which) is moving very fast.The Irish Cancer Society will be reviewing any position on the basis of new evidence."
Source: John Brennan, Irish Independent, 20/08/15
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