Hospitals urged to sell e-cigarettes and let patients vape in bed
HOSPITALS have been urged to sell e-cigarettes — and even allow patients to vape in bed. Public health officials claim the controversial move would help boost efforts to quit smoking. New Government-backed advice from Public Health England says all smokers – including pregnant women - should be encouraged to switch to the devices to help slash deadly tobacco addiction. It comes despite previous research suggesting vaping could also be harmful to the unborn child. One Brit a minute is admitted to hospital due to cigarette use, with 79,000 in England killed annually. Public Health England said vaping was 200 times less likely to cause cancer than smoking. PA:Press Association It also found no ...
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