Oct. 14, 2022

Respirologist Dr. Brandie Walker explains that while vaping poses significant health risks, it can help smokers quit.

Walker would like to see e-cigarette products sold without packaging that appeals to youth. She’d also like to see the product accessible by prescription or at least via a pharmacist, just as other smoking cessation products are, and regulated in the same way.

According to the Canadian Vaping Association, while patches and gum have an eight to 10 per cent success rate, vaping works 20 per cent of the time for smoking cessation. Read the full article.

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