Public Health England (PHE) released its seventh independent report on the use of e-cigarettes in the UK, outlining its attitudes towards e-cigarettes and smoking in the country.
Judging from the prevalence of e-cigarette use among adults, the proportion of e-cigarette users who still smoke has declined since 2012.
Although the numbers are different, according to PHE, this is the result of a different definition of smoking status, but data from the smoking toolkit study shows that the smoking rate has dropped from 92% to 51%.
The PHE study also shows that the use of atomized products is the most popular aid for smoking cessation.
The report stated: "By 2020, in the past 12 months, 27.2% of people have used e-cigarette products to quit smoking." "In contrast, the proportion of over-the-counter or prescription drugs using nicotine replacement therapy is 15.5% (2.7%). ), and valerine is 4.4%."
At the same time, the "2020 Smoking and Healthy Smoke-free Action Great Britain Youth Survey of British Youth" conducted a survey of young people between the ages of 11 and 18, and the results showed that the level of atomization in the population has undergone "small changes" in the past few years. The current prevalence of nebulization (at least once a month) was 4.8% in March 2020, the same as in March 2019.
In this group, most smokers are former smokers or current smokers, and the main reasons for smoking are: "Try it", "For entertainment/I like it" or "Like the taste".
Among the people who use e-cigarettes, 11.9% said that they did so to quit smoking