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E-cigarettes ‘far safer’ than smoking, say health experts

First long-term study of vaping effects show fewer toxins compared to normal cigarettes.

Vaping has been given an emphatic thumbs up by health experts after the first long-term study of its effects in ex-smokers.

After six months, people who switched from real to e-cigarettes had far fewer toxins and cancer-causing substances in their bodies than continual smokers, scientists found.

Nicotine patches also appeared to be far safer than tobacco products, according to the analysis of saliva and urine samples.

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Source: Irish Times, 07/02/2017

Posted by Andy on 02/07 at 10:02 AM in
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