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Key findings of the review include: the current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are around 95% less harmful than smoking nearly half the population (44.8%) dont realise e-cigarettes are much less harmful than smoking there is no evidence so far that e-cigarettes are acting as a route into smoking for children or non-smokers The comprehensive review of the evidence finds that almost all of the 2.6 million adults using e-cigarettes in Great Britain are current or ex-smokers, most of whom are using the devices to help them quit smoking or to prevent them going back to cigarettes

to appropriately set the taxes (price) of alternative tobacco products and nicotine products in relation to the price of smoking tobacco products, and economically thus motivating smokers to switch to less risky tobacco alternatives. The Government Manifesto adopted in 2022 also reflected principles of risk-proportionate regulation: Excise duties will take harmfulness into account. In addressing addictions, the Government will pursue a policy based on balanced and scientifically proven concept of risk prevention and harm reduction. The regulation of addictive substances will correspond to the degree of their harmfulness. In 2018, the Philippines House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the Department of Health to promote harm reduction measures as part of its National Tobacco control strategy, particularly the use of electronic cigarettes as an alternative for smokers . The 2022 Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act No

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2 Seek professional support, such as counseling or smoking cessation programs, if you need help overcoming these habits