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New research from the Policy Research Unit in Addictions suggests the UK’s “Swap to Stop” scheme led to ~125,000 more people in England trying vaping to quit smoking in its first year. Read the paper in @addictionjournal.bsky.social⬇️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41785407/
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The introduction of Swap to Stop (which provides free vape starter kits with behavioural support to quit smoking) in England appears to be associated with a statistically significant increase in quit attempts using vapes.
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Associations between the national 'Swap to Stop' programme offering free vapes for smoking cessation and quit attempts in England: Results from a population-based survey - PubMed
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