E-cigarettes are controversial. These can be used to quit smoking or could further aggravate addiction. The UK could be the first country in the world to opt for vaping to quit smoking. Thus e-cigarettes could be used as medicines. Other countries too are watching this experiment closely. Could prescription vaping have desirable impact on smokers? Could it have undesirable consequences?

Smoking is injurious to health. E-cigarettes are considered less harmful than smoking tobacco. If these are made available through NHS, they will help smokers to quit the habit. The cost of smoking is much higher than the cost of vaping.