{"id":68156,"date":"2024-11-29T12:14:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T12:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=68156"},"modified":"2024-11-29T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T12:51:08","slug":"sheffields-vaping-industry-is-going-up-in-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/sheffields-vaping-industry-is-going-up-in-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield\u2019s vaping industry is going up in smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>More people are quitting smoking in Sheffield than in any other major city, according to NHS records.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of every 100,000 smokers, 1,380 have successfully quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This data is from the NHS\u2019 Statistics on Local Stop Smoking Services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield trumps all other major cities, including Manchester and York, whose numbers stand at 263 and 483 respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In parliament, MPs are showing support for plans to crack down on the smoking and vaping industry, with a new bill seeking to make it illegal for anyone who is currently aged fifteen or younger to ever purchase cigarettes in the UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be actions aimed specifically at tackling youth vaping.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vaping industry has been under scrutiny for some time, particularly concerning the sale of products to minors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob, store runner at MyCigara Vape Shop, says that an outright ban is not the solution. Instead, he believes that licenses should come into play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: &#8220;The biggest problem that the vaping industry has at the moment is it\u2019s unlicensed. Any shop can go to a wholesaler, buy vapes, and sell them. When you\u2019ve got a market of independent traders who are just after that extra bit of revenue, they&#8217;re majoratively the ones selling to underaged kids.\u00a0&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob is an active vaper and believes that vaping is a safer alternative to cigarettes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says that he\u2019s followed the WHO concerning the topic and recalls a report that vaping is up to 80% safer than cigarettes. 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