{"id":21977,"date":"2023-10-24T08:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theelectroniccigarette.co.uk\/blog\/?p=21977"},"modified":"2023-10-24T08:07:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:07:12","slug":"sunaks-speech-on-tobacco-is-good-news-for-vaping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theelectroniccigarette.co.uk\/blog\/sunaks-speech-on-tobacco-is-good-news-for-vaping\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunak’s Speech On Tobacco Is Good News For Vaping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In this article…<\/strong><\/td>Crackdown on smoking<\/a>
The importance of vaping in the years to come<\/a>
Tackling the illegal vape black market<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the annual Conservative Party conference held in Manchester, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans to tackle the prevalence of smoking in the UK. With stricter limits on tobacco products, vaping has never been more important as a transitional tool for adult smokers. Aside from Sunak’s speech on tobacco, the government announced plans to crack down on the illegal importation of non TRPR compliant vapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crackdown on smoking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In Sunak’s speech on tobacco, he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We must tackle the single biggest, entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability and death. And that is smoking”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tobacco use causes 64,000 deaths per year and leaves thousands suffering due to smoking related illness. We have come a long way in the last 50 years, with the number of smokers reducing by two thirds since 1970. But the government have plans to take this further, striving towards the ‘smoke free 2030<\/a>‘ goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

If Rishi’s outlined plans are actioned, the smoking age will rise by one year annually. This means that children who are 14 or under now will never be able to legally purchase cigarettes. 4 out of 5 smokers begin the habit before age 20, so this proposed law should heavily impact smoking rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of vaping in the years to come<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With so much emphasis on reducing smoking rates, vaping has a huge role to play in the near future. It’s a recognised stop smoking tool by the government and health bodies such as Cancer Research UK and the National Health Service. In fact, the NHS highlight on their website<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You’re roughly twice as likely to quit smoking if you use a nicotine vape compared with other nicotine replacement products, like patches or gum”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In a statement posted on the government website<\/a>, they announced a consultation to look at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n