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2024-04-10 21:36:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E15BDF394703074223C691D21E1E7F4A92250808B05A8C3A765E17B217CA116D
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It's a known fact that vaping is less harmful then smoking. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/443673/Electronic-nicotine-and-non-nicotine-delivery-systems-brief-eng.pdf https://cancer-code-europe.iarc.fr/index.php/en/ecac-12-ways/tobacco/247-are-e-cigarettes-less-harmful-than-conventional-cigarettes https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/nicotine-without-smoke-tobacco-harm-reduction The goal is stopping smoking, nicotine isn't the cause of the harm. https://cancer-code-europe.iarc.fr/index.php/en/ecac-12-ways/tobacco/199-nicotine-cause-cancer https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/smoking-and-cancer/is-vaping-harmful https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/nicotine--no-more-harmful-to-health-than-caffeine-.html https://www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/insights/vaping-key-messages#:~:text=Although%20addictive%2C%20nicotine%20is%20relatively,and%20does%20not%20cause%20cancer. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/four-in-10-smokers-incorrectly-think-nicotine-causes-cancer Vaping is as effective as stop smoking medication.https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010216.pub8/full
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