World Health Organization's war on vapes continues as body rules devices can't be recommended to help people quit smoking, contrary to NHS advice READ MORE: High strength vape use surges 10-fold in just three years By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:07 EDT, 2 July 2024 | Updated: 13:22 EDT, 2 July 2024 e-mail View comments Vapes cannot be recommended as way to stop smoking as too little is known about the harms and benefits, bosses at the World Health Organization (WHO) have said. The global body's ruling runs counter to NHS advice which says the devices are an effective way to quit the habit, which is one of the biggest causes of illness and death in the UK. In world-first guidance setting out possible interventions to help people stop using tobacco products, the WHO labelled the evidence around e-cigarettes as 'complex'.
Vapes 'may' be recommended as a smoking cessation aid 'in the future as evidence accumulates', it added. Instead, health chiefs should back 'behavioural' support like counselling or smartphone apps and nicotine replacement therapy to get people to quit tobacco. Currently, the NHS recommends the devices as a healthier way to stop the habit, which is one of the biggest causes of illness and death in the UK.
Yet, in world-first guidance setting out interventions to help people quit, the UN agency labelled e-cigarettes 'complex' Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. The WHO's newly published doc.
