Other inclusion criteria for both groups were: (1) age 18 to 60 years
The UK government views e-cigarettes as an important tool to help smokers give up their habit - and the NHS may even consider prescribing them free to those who want to quit
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The result of Chinas failure to curb its smoking epidemic is a growing health crisis that is projected to grow far worse in years to come as many of the countrys 300 million smokers contract lung cancer, heart disease or a host of other illnesses associated with tobacco use
Although smokers who cut back take in less smoke and nicotine, their bodies are still unable to heal completely from the ongoing intake of toxins
