UK hospitals turn to e-cigarettes in fight against tobacco
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UK government is handing out electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) at hospitals to help people stop smoking.
The trial scheme provides vaping starter kits to patients after they have visited emergency wards. It is initially being tested at four hospitals in England and Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary in Scotland.
Research has shown that e-cigs can help people quit tobacco, according to Caitlin Notley, professor of addiction sciences at the University of East Anglia, which is assisting with the trials.
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