The Cleveland Clinic (CC) just published an egregiously misleading article titled, Vaping and Smoking: Both are Dangerous, Nicotine in any form is hazardous to your health. The 2007 British Royal College of Physicians report, Harm Reduction in Nicotine Addiction: Helping People Who Can't Quit, was unequivocal: that smokers smoke predominantly for nicotine, that nicotine itself is not especially hazardous , and that if nicotine could be provided in a form that is acceptable and effective as a cigarette substitute, millions of lives could be saved ( emphasis added) Despite the established science, the CC asks: But how do e-cigarettes and cigarettes really stack up when it comes to your health? They dont provide a straight answer, but in its 2016 report the Royal College did: the hazard to health arising from long-term vapour inhalation from the e-cigarettes available today is unlikely to exceed 5% of the harm from smoking tobacco . ( emphasis added)
Moving from heavy to moderate and moderate to light levels of smoking does not substantially reduce risk, 14 , 15 particularly for coronary heart disease and stroke 13 , 16 see 3.36.4
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The effects of nicotine are complex and not only addictive, but can also cause a range of health problems, including cardiovascular disease and respiratory problems
