The UK Government have published the Khan review, an independent review by Dr Javed Khan into the government’s ambition to make England smoke free by 2030.
Experts in the field of tobacco harm reduction have responded to Dr Khan’s findings and recommendations.
Professor Peter Hajek, Director of the Tobacco Dependence Research Unit, Queen Mary University of London, was responsible for the ground-breaking study showing vaping works three times than traditional nicotine replacement products. He said: “This is a list of sensible and important recommendations. The key innovation is the recommendation that smokers are actively encouraged to switch to vaping. It is likely that within the next decade or so, reduced risk nicotine products will improve further in providing smokers with what they seek from cigarettes. Such products will then replace smoking altogether and the horrific epidemic of lung disease, heart disease and cancer caused by smoking will finally end.”
Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Senior researcher in Health Behaviours and Managing Editor of the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group, University of Oxford, added: “The recommendations in the Khan review are welcome and supported by evidence. Historically a leader in tobacco control, England must do more to tackle smoking and its major contributions to death, disease, and health inequalities.
Dave Cross – Planet of the Vapes – 2022-06-13.
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