Calls for free vapes to be handed out in hospital emergency departments
by Storm Newton
Mar 26, 2024
2 minutes
Giving out free vapes to smokers in emergency departments, along with advice on giving up cigarettes, could help thousands more people quit each year, a study has suggested.
The opportunistic approach could be helpful to people who are less likely to engage with stop smoking services, researchers said.
Academics from the University of East Anglia (UEA) conducted the trial between January and August 2022 in six emergency departments
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