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Vape kit trial rolled out

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Vape kit trial rolled out

Pharmacies in the Trafford area of Greater Manchester are to provide free vaping starter kits to smokers as part of a new trial.

The trial, which will run until the end of March, will see people who enrol at a participating pharmacy given a four-week e-cigarette kit and a consultation with a stop smoking advisor. Adults over 18 who smoke and are not pregnant are eligible.

The health commissioners behind the initiative, backed by Trafford Council, hope it will improve the health of local residents. Ben Fryer, public health registrar at Trafford Council, said: “While e-cigarettes contain nicotine, just like traditional nicotine patches and gums, they don’t produce the cancer-causing carcinogens that are produced by burning tobacco. As a result, Public Health England estimates that e-cigarettes are 95 per cent safer than tobacco.”

The programme is open at the following pharmacies: Broomwood Pharmacy, Timperley; Limelight Pharmacy, Old Trafford; Davey’s Chemist, Partington; Malcolm’s Pharmacy, Urmston; Hollowood Chemist, Sale; and Harry’s Pharmacy, Stretford.

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