Study suggesting e-cigarettes are less harmful ‘backed by groups linked to tobacco industry’
A fierce row has broken out over the extent to which e-cigarettes are harmful. Pro-“vaping” campaigners,who believe the unique technology can befriend wean smokers off cigarettes, claim that attacks on e-cigarettes could become a threat to public health – leading people to believe that the electronic devices are as wicked for a person’s health as normal cigarettes.
However, and two academics behind the attacks on e-cigarettes – who used an article in the British Medical Journal to question some of the claims made in the products’ favour – fear the benefits of vaping are being hyped by vested interests. It has triggered an inflamed online debate among leading addiction and cancer experts.
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Source: theguardian.com