E-cigarette use and smoking-related disparities in England: an observational study using small area estimation and nonparametric regression

Abstract Background The uptake of e-cigarettes has been associated with reduced smoking in the UK, and British public health policy has sought to leverage e-cigarettes’ potential to encourage cessation. Smoking harms are concentrated in disadvantaged communities in the UK. If e-cigarette use were si...

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Published in:	Harm Reduction Journal
Main Authors:	James E. Prieger, Samuel C. Hampsher-Monk, Nima Shahidinia, Eliza R. W. Hunt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2026-03-01
Subjects:	E-cigarettes Vaping Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) Safer nicotine products (SNPs) Tobacco harm reduction Public health disparities
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-026-01435-9