UK: Rise of vaping has helped 1.6 million smokers kick habit in six years

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Figures show 6.1 million, or 15%, of adults in England used tobacco in 2017 – down from 7.7 million, or 20%, in 2011

Vaping has helped slash smoker numbers by 1.6 million in six years.

Figures show 6.1 million, or 15%, of adults in England used tobacco in 2017 – down from 7.7 million, or 20%, in 2011.

And there are now 2.8 million vapers after 5.5% of adults said they used an e-cig in 2017 – up from 3.7% when records started in 2014.

Smoking is more common in poorer areas.

Blackpool, Manchester, Hull, Sunderland and Hartlepool all had smoking-related hospital admissions above 3,000 per 100,000 of population. Wokingham had the lowest at 969.

 

Source - https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/rise-vaping-helped-16-million-12846035