The very best thing you can do for your health, your future and your family is to give up smoking tobacco and with National No Smoking Day on Wednesday 10 March, there’s never been a better time to quit.
Swap to Stop from One You Plymouth is proving to be a popular offer to smokers in Plymouth with a really positive uptake of quitting using an e-cigarette.
Melanie Edwards, Deputy Head of Health Improvement, said: “The more traditional quitting alternatives of nicotine replacement therapy and Champix remain in demand, particularly in light of COVID considering the benefits to respiratory function when quitting, but many vapers are finding the e-cigs easy to use and effective at managing nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
“Benefits of quitting include more energy, improved circulation, less breathlessness and improved sense of taste and smell. “
Tobacco contains nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, and over 4000 other chemicals. One in two smokers die early as a result of smoking, and second-hand smoke harms others.
Vaping contains nicotine but no tar, no carbon monoxide, and very low levels of other chemicals. It’s currently believed to be 95% safer than smoking tobacco (PHE 2015), and there is no evidence of harm from second-hand vaping.
If you have questions about vaping, or would like support from the team to help you swap, call the One You Plymouth team on 01752 437177 or email [email protected].
Just started vaping? Here’s our top tips…
Beyond the first few weeks we also strongly recommend you:
- Only use products from legitimate retailers who are 100% compliant with UK regulations and look for the Trading Standards “Trusted Seller” mark
- Never add any ingredients to your e-liquids that are not supposed to be there, such as THC or CBD oil
- Never buy “black market” e-liquids
- Electronic cigarettes are designed to help people stay tobacco-free – if that doesn’t apply, don’t vape
- Treat your battery with care and always follow the charging instructions
