In some countries, e-cigarettes are considered a tool that, thanks to their lower toxicity compared to traditional cigarettes, can help reduce the social harm associated with active and passive smoking and the costs incurred by the health service. Such a regulatory approach has been implemented, inter alia, by Canada, New Zealand, or Great Britain, where e-cigarettes are officially the recommended method of quitting smoking, next to e.g. gums or patches. The World Vapers' Alliance urges the European Union to adopt a similar position. That is why it is collecting signatures on a petition to treat e-cigarettes as a tool to combat traditional smoking and to include it in the European Plan against Cancer. The European Parliament will deal with this plan in early December.

"Scientific research confirms that the use of electronic cigarettes is 95% less harmful than traditional cigarettes, and is one of the most effective methods of quitting smoking. We also know this from the history of millions of ex-smokers who managed to overcome the addiction thanks to e-cigarettes," Michael Landl, head of the World Vapers' Alliance, said.

"We are currently discussing new regulations related to smoking and e-cigarettes. That is why we launched this initiative. The idea is that vaping should not be treated the same as smoking because there is a big difference between them. We want to make sure that in the EU The use of e-cigarettes has been included among the methods of reducing the harmfulness of this addiction," Landl added.

(Newseria)