VAPOUR TRAIL

s we reach for the goal of Smoke-free Aotearoa 2025, e-cigarettes have the potential to be part of the arsenal of cessation tools. They may not be 95% less harmful than cigarettes, but they are less harmful. There is Italian research to show that even in people with smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there are benefits in switching to vaping. And there is also evidence they are some help in quitting smoked tobacco – one study from the University of Auckland found that between 7% and