The UK Vaping Industry Association is the leading voice and advocate for the independent UK vaping industry. Contact Info
@ukvia
.co.uk or call 0203 2670074
The UKVIA is dismayed at the government’s decision to ban disposable vapes, which have been instrumental in bringing the UK’s smoking rates down to a record low and have played a key role in helping millions of adults quit and stay off cigarettes.
While action to prevent youth…
“WHO finds ‘little evidence’ of
#vaping
aiding smoking cessation, in direct contrast to
@PHE_uk
's latest review. For the WHO to hold such contrary views is either bad science or bad faith; both risk it becoming an enemy of harm-reduction.” - John Dunne on purported vaping ban
We're delighted to officially launch
#vapril
- the UK's first nationwide awareness campaign dedicated to helping smokers make the switch to
#vaping
, headed by
@DoctorChristian
- find out more here:
65% of vapers said they never thought they would quit smoking until
#vaping
came along. The
#VApril
website has tonnes of advice to help you make the switch that could see you quitting smoking for good.
For advice on how to
#StartVapingStopSmoking
⬇️
“E-cigarettes are the best option for smokers wanting help to quit.
“Not only are they as effective as varenicline and cytisine, but more to the point, they’re widely available and cheap.”
#vaping
We are delighted to announce that Dr Colin Mendelsohn has won the Most Supportive Public Health Professional/Researcher Award at this year’s UKVIA Industry Recognition Awards.
This category recognises the contribution that a public health professional has made to speaking up for…
Avoid getting your information about
#vaping
from click bait articles, it could seriously affect your health. The
@NHS
has just updated its
#vaping
myths guidence.
📣MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: The UK Vaping Industry Association and the Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA) have formally joined one other’s memberships in an exciting display of collaboration.
To further solidify industry cooperation on an international scale, four leading…
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has welcomed a vaping report by the
@RCPhysicians
. It has applauded the medical body’s evidence-based balanced view on the need to deal with key challenges such as youth vaping and the environmental impact of the category, without…
Dr Lion Shabab, Associate Prof. in Health Psychology at
@ucl
, urges government to extend essential status to
#vape
shops, continuing access to vape products in order to prevent people from returning to
#smoking
thereby putting additional strain on the
@NHSuk
during this pandemic.
"I'm pleased to welcome the UK House of Commons to the Month of VApril"
Fantastic to hear lan Paisley MP officially announce
#VApril
in Parliament as he applauds the industry for helping more than half of the 3M UK vapers quit smoking completely!
Visit:
It's
#VApril
!
This April the UKVIA and industry partners will be encouraging smokers to switch to
#vaping
, providing answers to FAQ's and hearing from those who have already
#MadeTheSwitch
.
A new study published from King’s College London highlights the ‘clear benefit’ of using e-cigarettes daily in order to quit smoking, and supports their effectiveness when compared to other methods of quitting.
#vapingmatters
#vapeing
Commenting on rumours of a government ban on disposable vapes and restrictions on flavours, UKVIA Director General John Dunne said: "This would be a horrendously cynical move.
"The government know from the research that this will consign more smokers to an early grave and…
The UKVIA has today sent a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to 'express profound dismay and disappointment' that the government has decided to proceed with a ban on disposable vapes.
As part of the letter, the UKVIA acknowledges the need to prevent youth access to vaping…
Quitting smoking isn't easy!
@PHE_uk
found that completely switching to e-cigarettes helped smokers with their vascular
#health
.
#Vaping
is used by millions in the UK to stop, it could be the reason you quit too.
#MakeTheSwitch
this
#VApril
.
🚨Smokers urged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme
💬One million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a pioneering new “swap to stop” scheme designed to improve the health of the nation and cut smoking rates.
🔗
U.K. experts react to news that smoking precedence in the U.K. is at its lowest since 2011 in a report published by the ONS looking at adult smoking habits in 2022, including cigarette and e-cigarette usage.
UKVIA Director General John Dunne urges government to resist calls to ban single use vapes to prevent youth uptake. He told BBC Breakfast that strengthening and vigorously enforcing rules to stop rogue retailers selling to children was a far better option.
Misconceptions around vaping could stop millions of smokers quitting. Are the actions currently being proposed by
@RishiSunak
fuelling these misconceptions? We think so.
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has called for an immediate pause in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill amid fears it could spark a public health disaster.
After the Government revealed that no research has been carried out into the public health impacts of any new vape…
Join 20,000 other smokers who have successfully quit smoking through vaping in the last year says
@DoctorChristian
who is leading
#vapril
, a nationwide vaping awareness campaign
Quit smoking this January
When you quit smoking, good things start to happen — you can begin to see almost immediate improvements to your health.
It’s much easier to quit when you get the right support and there are lots of options to choose from. Visit your local
#vape
shop or…
"Many of the participants in our study indicated that they used e-cigarettes as a means to quit smoking or avoid relapse, and these flavors may be part of the reason why they end up using e-cigarettes in the long-term." Penn State study on
#vaping
flavours
#Vaping
is 95% less harmful than smoking - so can you guess which one San Francisco is banning? 🤔🤔 *Hint* - It's bad news for smokers trying to quit...
#HarmReduction
#PublicHealth
Sajid Javid, the U.K. health secretary, plans “vaping revolution”when he unveils his health disparities white paper this spring that will allow GPs to prescribe e-cigarettes on a case by case basis on the NHS
#vaping
#NHS
📣 UKVIA Responds to ‘Strong Rumours’ of a Disposable Ban
The UKVIA is dismayed to hear strong rumours that the government is going to ban disposable vapes. While it is critical that action is taken to prevent youth access to vaping, such a move would effectively see vapers…
Why
#vaping
?
✔️FACT - Vaping is at least 95% less harmful than smoking
@PHE_uk
✔️FACT - It's helped 3 million people quit or reduce smoking
@ASH_LDN
✔️FACT - It helped an extra 50K-70K smokers in England quit in 1 year
@ucl
UKVIA Spokesperson and Senior Director of Scientific and Medical Affairs with ANDS, Dr Marina Murphy, was interviewed on You and Yours this afternoon in the wake of the newly announced government ban on disposables.
Disappointing news in the US. Quitting smoking is one of the best things a person can do for their health, but they often need a range of tools to succeed. We back Public Health England: ‘
#vaping
is at least 95% less harmful than smoking’.
#vapingmatters
Did you know that vaping is 70% more effective than nicotine replacement therapy? Vaping could help you switch to less harmful alternative to cigarettes.
Last night's
@ITVTonight
on
#Vaping
is an example of the biased and inaccurate reporting that keeps people smoking cigarettes. Read the UKVIA's response to this worryingly misleading programme now 👉
#vapingmatters
40% of smokers still haven't tried
#vaping
.
@DoctorChristian
urges them to Switch On to Vaping this
#VApril
. After all, it's 95% less harmful! 😃
Join us in Leicester Sq. tomorrow to kick-start a month dedicated to helping smokers
#SwitchOnVaping
!
👉 👈
Today marks the launch of the UKVIA’s first-ever Sustainable Vaping Week – a campaign designed to encourage vapers, the industry and those selling vapes to act now for the benefit of the environment.
Today's
#TuesdayTopTip
Thinking of
#MakingTheSwitch
?
Check out this handy graphic to determine which nicotine strength to use, to give you the best chance of a successful quit attempt.
Are you thinking of making the switch to
#vaping
but you’re not sure where to begin? 🧐
💨 Many modern vaping products are specifically designed to mimic the experience of smoking without the added health effects of inhaling tobacco.
🔗 Download our Switch on to Vaping plan…
Achieving Smokefree 2030: Cutting Smoking and Stopping Kids Vaping
"Compared to gum and patches, vapes are significantly more effective as a quit tool but not more hazardous"
"We will be funding a national swap-to-stop scheme, offering 1mil smokers a free vape starter kit"
The UKVIA is today launching its Blueprint for Better Regulation in advance of the TRPR consultation.
These recommendations are aimed at supporting adult smokers in their transition to less harmful alternatives & improving the nation's public health.
For the past six years the UKVIA has promoted our annual
#VApril
Vaping Awareness Month on social media to give smokers factual, evidence-based advice on switching from smoking to vaping.
This year
@CAP_UK
has announced that from today it will enforce a prohibition of vaping ads…
Excited to see
#vaping
on
@BBCOne
's
#HealthcheckLiveUK
this morning: Ensuring access to vaping products at this time is vital to stop people reverting to cigarettes. We support Public Health England's findings that vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking. Vape shops should... 1/3
Countries who ignored the advice from the World Health Organization's recommendations witness substantial declines in smoking rates through innovative harm reduction approaches.
When
@ITVTonight
publicised health risks in US
#vaping
, they failed to mention close links to illicit THC and Vitamin E acetate. Inaccurate reporting is harmful to those trying to make the switch! Read the UKVIA statement for the facts:
#VapingMatters
The Royal College of Physicians U.K. 👉 “The wholesale limiting of flavours accessible to adults is not recommended. The use of flavours by adults trying to quit smoking is an integral part of the effectiveness of vaping as a quit aid.”
#vaping
We’re at the
@INNCOorg
rally at
#ParliamentSquare
praising the Government’s world-leading approach to harm reduction.
At
#COP9FCTC
we’re calling on the Government to back the evidence and support
#vaping
New study finds 80% of “widely available” single-use vape is recyclable. Focus should now be on shifting consumer behaviour and awareness on how and where to safely dispose of their
#vaping
devices.
The most important piece of journalism a vaper will watch this month:
@TheEconomist
's
#vaping
briefing should be required viewing for decision-makers around the world. A balanced, evidence-based report dispelling so many harmful myths -
#VapingMatters
"As an oncologist, I encourage my patients to quit. But if they can't, I must offer them alternatives. New technologies have given us the tools to do so."
@PrDavidKhayat
argues
#vaping
technology offers smokers a less harmful, less carcinogenic alternative
As Chancellor Jeremy Hunt finalises the Budget speech he will deliver to the House of Commons tomorrow at 12.30pm, the UK Vaping Industry Association has expressed concern at the negative impact any new vaping taxes would have.
UKVIA Director General John Dunne has written to…
Vaping is one of the most effective & enjoyable ways to quit smoking.
Last year, a major
@NIHRresearch
trial found
#vaping
was twice as effective at helping smokers quit compared with combination nicotine replacement therapy NRT.
#vapingmatters
Our Director General John Dunne is heading to Parliament this afternoon to attend and take part in a cross-party roundtable discussion on a newly launched, first-of-its-kind licensing framework for the vape sector.
The framework, which has been developed by leading online…
"Recent observational evidence suggests that in the UK alone around 50,000 smokers who take up e-cigarettes quit smoking every year...since the use of e-cigarettes took off, the prevalence of tobacco smoking in the UK has declined."
#VapingMatters
Director General of the UKVIA John Dunne, told Circular Online: “The huge positive benefit that vaping brings – and especially the many disposable entry-level devices on the market – is that they are a very effective way to help adult smokers on their quit journeys.
Read the…
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has today written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asking him to
#PauseTheVapeBill
amid serious concerns at its potentially disastrous health implications for vapers and smokers.
UKVIA Director General John Dunne says he has ‘extreme…
Many
#vape
businesses will be offering online click and collect and home delivery services to ensure that smokers and vapers can continue to gain access to vape devices, e-liquids and the support they need to keep vaping during
#lockdown
.
#VapingMatters
❗
#WATCH
Last night APPG for Vaping Vice Chair Mary Glindon MP spoke about the importance of vaping in a debate on the
@NHSuk
.
In her speech Mary notes that “while not risk free, vaping is 95% safer than smoking, but there are still more than 6.5 million adult smokers in…
Southend-on-Sea: City aims for 'smoke free' target with
#vaping
push.
"We introduced in 2019 the scheme where we encouraged people to go for vaping and quit
#smoking
and I think that's the main reason why we are seeing a high rate of tobacco quitters."
New research from the University of East Anglia found handing out vape starter packs to smokers in A&E could help more people kick the habit.
Dr Ian Pope of UEA’s Norwich Medical School said ‘this intervention could result in more than 22,000 extra people quitting smoking each…
'There is increasing evidence that e-cigarettes, along with other dedicated support, act as an important gateway to help people to stop smoking, which reduces serious illness and death as well as other pressures on health and care services.'
#NoSmokingDay
👏Fewer than quarter of Scots want restrictions on sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products
We agree with the Scottish Grocers' Federation that politicians must “ensure e-cigarettes are properly positioned to help Scotland meet its smoke-free target”.
We’ve stopped by the
@vapers_alliance
tour!
Vaping is less harmful and the most effective tool at helping smokers to quit. With a new Minister, we all need to communicate this and challenge rising misinformation
#BackVapingBeatSmoking
In response to the announcement on
#vaping
in the US made by
@realDonaldTrump
today - read our full statement from Dan Marchant of the UK Vaping Industry Association:
It was fantastic to meet with
@UKLabour
MP and
@AppgVaping
member
@GlindonMary
this morning to discuss the news that the Government may be proposing a ban on single-use vapes.
Disposables have proved to be highly effective in helping smokers quit their habits due to their ease…
📣The UKVIA agrees the environmental impact of single-use vapes must be addressed, but a ban on disposables – as put forward today by the Local Government Association – is simply not the right answer.
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Maggie Throup MP:
"The evidence is clear that ecigs are less harmful than smoking, it remains the goal of the government to maximise the opportunities presented by e cigarettes to reduce smoking"
"Our regulatory framework enables smokers to use e-cigarettes to help them quit"
Congratulations to everyone who has quit
#smoking
for
#VApril
!
#VApril
doesn't end here - don't give up now! You could be one of the 1.5m UK vapers who have quit smoking altogether
Find out more here & let us know about your
#VAprilChallenge
experience 😀
“One of the motivations for giving up smoking is cost and vaping offers smokers not just a way out of a habit that kills 250 people every day, but an annual saving of over £2,000…the government should not be turning their back on smokers for short term political gain.”
👆 UK…
We are looking for participants to take part in a case study as part of the UKVIA's
#VApril
campaign.
Participants will be sent a vaping starter pack with all the information they need to help them
#SwitchOn
to
#vaping
.
Interested? Email UKVIA
@jbp
.co.uk for more details.
According to research conducted by
@PHE_uk
passive vaping has NO identified health risks.
That's why it's important to encourage specific vaping policies that differentiate from combustible cigarette policies.
#MakeTheSwitch
this
#VApril
A comprehensive analysis of more than '300 clinical trials involving more than 150,000 people', last year, found nicotine vaping to be amongst the 'most effective' stop smoking aids available.
The Cochrane study was carried out by researchers from the University of Oxford's…
The UKVIA, together with three other leading associations from around the world, has formed the Global Vape Alliance – a coalition committed to advancing harm reduction, promoting responsible practices and supporting of smokers in their transition to less harmful alternatives.
The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities maintains vaping poses a small fraction of the risks of smoking. Cancer Research UK says there is ‘no good evidence’ that vaping causes cancer, while smoking is the cause of 70% of lung cancer cases in the UK. Ready to make the…
As advocates for evidence-based harm reduction, the UKVIA welcomes
@CDCgov
's decision to change guidance on
#vaping
. This public health innovation must remain available for those who need it!
#VapingMatters
Quitting smoking isn't easy!
@PHE_uk
found that completely switching to e-cigarettes helped smokers with their vascular
#health
.
#Vaping
is used by millions in the UK to stop, it could be the reason you quit too.
📣Number of people vaping in the UK rises to highest-ever level
🗣️John Dunne said: “This is a hugely welcome announcement as everyone on the side of harm reduction knows that vaping is far less harmful than smoking "
🔗
At the E-Cigarette Summit, Rachel McIlvenna
@RaeMcIl
, Smokefree NHS Strategic Manager at North East and North Cumbria ICB, presented an overview of the North East North Cumbria approach to vaping within the NHS context.
She revealed a scheme where NHS staff were given vapes to…
Westminster Hall Debate on Disposable Vapes 👇
💬 Gareth Johnson MP: 'There is little evidence that people transition from vaping to smoking, whilst there is substantial evidence that people transition from smoking to vaping. Vaping needs to be viewed as a positive thing.'
Increasing taxes on vaping already makes these products less accessible for the most disadvantaged in society, who have the highest smoking rates and are in need of an effective and affordable alternative…
…having the level of tax increase in line with nicotine levels…
We are delighted to announce that Martin Cullip has won the Outstanding Industry Service Award at this year’s UKVIA Industry Recognition Awards.
This category recognises an individual who has given outstanding service to the vaping industry. Congratulations to Martin Cullip!
Today marks the 6th anniversary of ‘National Cigarette Amnesty Day’, designed to help UK smokers switch to vaping during January.
Here are the top ten motivational facts to help new vapers to stick to their
#NewYearResolutions2019
.
#NationalCigaretteAmestyDay
#vaping