If doctors prescribe e-cigarettes to people who want to quit smoking, it will help up to 40% of them. These are the results of a pilot program of scientists from the University of East Anglia.
Giving out prescriptions for e-cigarettes can help even the most hardened smokers, as shown by a pilot program involving 300 people who smoked more than a pack a day. They all received £25 vouchers for shops selling vaping products. They were also constantly in contact with experts who help to fight smoking in the right way.
Electronic cigarettes do little to help smokers
Within a month, 40% of those who used coupons said they had given up cigarettes forever. True, within three months, the final quit rate dropped to 15%, and many began to smoke again, but the researchers argue that even this indicator is not a great success. And now they plan to expand the pilot scheme to 750,000 adult citizens.
Electronic cigarettes do not need to be prescribed to smokers
Researchers believe that the first results are so good that they should be rolled out to the whole country. General practitioners should issue prescriptions for e-cigarettes to those who would like to quit smoking. Some other scientists are concerned that vaping also poses some health risks, as e-cigarettes increase the risk of cancer and lung disease, although not to the same extent as conventional cigarettes. (READ MORE) 
University of East Anglia
Medicine
Knows Public Research University Norwich County Norfolk East Anglia UK