The UK plans to authorize e-cigarettes as smoking cessation medical products. Experts say it is conducive to Chinese enterprises going to sea

The UK plans to authorize e-cigarettes as smoking cessation medical products. Experts say it is conducive to Chinese enterprises going to sea

Following the inclusion of e-cigarettes in health insurance, the UK has made new moves. On May 10, according to foreign media reports, the British Ministry of public health will soon officially authorize e-cigarettes as a medical product for quitting smoking. In February this year, the British Minister of health, said Javid, appointed zavid Khan, the chief executive of the famous British children's charity banado foundation, to investigate. The UK hopes to achieve a smoke-free plan by 2030, that is, no more than one smoker in every 20 people. According to reports, the survey recommended that e-cigarettes be promoted as a less harmful alternative to existing smokers, which is expected to be submitted to British officials later this month. (Fig

Following the inclusion of e-cigarettes in health insurance, the UK has made new moves.

On May 10, according to foreign media reports, the British Ministry of public health will soon officially authorize e-cigarettes as a medical product for quitting smoking.

In February this year, the British Minister of health, said Javid, appointed zavid Khan, the chief executive of the famous British children's charity banado foundation, to investigate. The UK hopes to achieve a smoke-free plan by 2030, that is, no more than one smoker in every 20 people.

According to reports, the survey recommended that e-cigarettes be promoted as a less harmful alternative to existing smokers, which is expected to be submitted to British officials later this month.

The UK plans to authorize e-cigarettes as smoking cessation medical products. Experts say it is conducive to Chinese enterprises going to sea

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Britain is considered to be the most friendly European country to e-cigarettes. The UK has not only been committed to the scientific research of e-cigarettes, but also as a key means of tobacco control to encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes. Last October, the National Health Service (NHS) announced that it would use e-cigarettes as prescription drugs to help smokers quit smoking, which means that the UK will become the first country in the world to license medical products for e-cigarettes.

The 2021 e-cigarette use report released by the British health department shows that there are 3.2 million e-cigarette users in the UK, of which only about 100000 are non-smokers (i.e. non cigarette users). E-cigarettes have become the most commonly used means for smokers to quit smoking.

According to the UK Department of public health, in 2020, 18.2% of smokers used nicotine replacement therapy (such as nicotine gum and nicotine patch) to quit smoking, and 4.4% of smokers quit smoking through varenicland (a smoking cessation drug). The number of smokers who quit smoking with e-cigarettes was 27.2%, more than the sum of the above two smoking cessation methods. Affected by this, more than 50000 smokers in the UK successfully quit smoking through e-cigarettes in 2017; In 2020, the adult smoking rate in the UK continued to decline, about 13.8% - 16.0%.

Many experts in the industry believe that the UK authorized e-cigarette as a smoking cessation medical product is conducive to Chinese enterprises accounting for more than 95% of the global electronic atomization capacity to go to sea.

According to the 2021 e-cigarette industry blue book, China's e-cigarette industry exported about 138.3 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 180% year-on-year, driving a total of about 5.5 million domestic direct or indirect jobs. Among them, the country with the largest exports is the United States, accounting for more than half, followed by the European Union.