Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

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

Professor Des Cox:

In the commonly quoted paper that compares e-cigarettes with nicotine replacement, it is noted that a year after the study 80% of e-cigarette users were still using e-cigarette products. They were still addicted to nicotine, whereas, among people on NRT, the figure was 10% or 15%. I cannot remember the exact percentage.