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The Pros and Cons of Vaping in the UK: Is It Safe and Effective? When Public Health England released a bombshell report in 2015 concluding that vaping was about 95 percent safer than smoking, there was no way to stop the flood of new vapers that ensued. Although vaping has only been around for a little over a decade, there are now more than 3 million people who vape in the United Kingdom. The NHS has helped to continue this trend by actively encouraging people to make the switch to vaping if they can’t quit smoking by other means.  Although experts’ early conclusions about vaping...

Even if you’re an experienced vaper who bought your first vape kit long ago, you may have never paused to think about what’s happening when you vape and what effects it has on your body. After all, cigarettes are so simple that you probably never thought too much about how they worked when you sat down to smoke.   A vaping device, however, is much more complex than a cigarette. When you combine the complexity of vaping hardware with the equally complex pharmacokinetics of nicotine, there’s quite a lot happening inside and outside your body when you vape.   So, how does vaping work...

This summer, you have a tough decision to make. Deciding between easy-to-use disposables that pack more flavour but last much less time at a more expensive price. Or alternatively, opt for a longer-lasting e-liquid bottle of max 10ml containing nicotine or nicotine-free 50ml-100ml shortfills. Regardless of which you pick, for the blazing heat, you want some refreshing and cooling. Something that doesn’t hit the back of your throat too much and offers plenty of flavours such as the Gold Bar Disposable range. An e-liquid that doesn’t leave you feeling hydrated or requires too many hits.   As we know from vaping,...

There are a few important dates in the calendar to mark the fight against smoking cigarettes and to promote cessation. For example, in October, one of the largest campaigns in the UK called Stoptober takes place annually to help those looking to quit cigarettes for good. And another key date celebrated each year is World No Tobacco Day, which isn’t just campaigned in the UK but on a global scale.   This is because it’s the number one biggest preventable killer worldwide and tobacco plays a huge role in its danger to humans. To understand more, read on to know when the date...