Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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A study was published this month by the British Medical Journalwhich suggested that while the industry is claiming electronic cigarettes can help smokers to quit tobacco smoking for good, e-cigarettes are, in fact, linked to fewer successful quitters than other smoking cessation aids, such as NRT.