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At least 2.3 million UK smokers have quit smoking completely using nicotine vapes (e-cigarettes), according to the highly respected global body Action on Smoking and Health #SokoNews

But in a momentous report, some eminent scientists have called for the rehabilitation of vaping’s public image and emphasized its ability to save lives as a safer alternative to combustible cigarettes. #SokoNews

In parts of the world that are winning the war against smoking, alternative nicotine products are being embraced as the safest way to give smokers their best chance to quit. #SokoNews

But groups like KETCA are telling the Kenyan Government that these potentially life-saving products should either be banned or made prohibitively expensive through draconian taxes. #SokoNews

Kenya already taxes e-cigarettes at some of the highest rates in the world and are pushing for similar with nicotine pouches arguing that lower rates for nicotine pouches will deprive the Government of much-needed revenue. #SokoNews

But this argument ignores the facts.

Because of the high taxes on e-cigarettes in Kenya, there has been a massive influx of illicit (tax-evading) vapes into the country in recent months. #SokoNews

This illicit trade in tax-evading e-cigarettes is what deprives the Government of revenue. The situation would be replicated with nicotine pouches if these were taxed beyond the reach of consumers. #SokoNews

In addition to creating a black market, those in charge of regulating nicotine products are blind to the role that these products can play in our country’s battle against tobacco. #SokoNews

So, for their benefit, here is some pertinent evidence-based research about how zero-tobacco nicotine products are helping millions of smokers around the world to beat their deadly addiction:

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1. At least 2.3 million UK smokers have quit smoking completely using nicotine vapes (e-cigarettes), according to the highly respected global body Action on Smoking and Health.

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2. 3 million US adult nicotine vapers are ex-smokers, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Compelling evidence in support of nicotine pouches comes from Sweden, where there is the highest consumption of pouches and the lowest smoking rates in Europe.

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Tellingly, the Swedish rate of tobacco-related lung cancer for men is less than half the EU average.

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Wanna learn more? Read what @jumaf3 has to say about the whole thing here: sokodirectory.com/2021/08/follow… #SokoNews