THE number of people in Great Britain using electronic cigarettes has topped three million for the first time - four times the number in 2012, according to a survey by Action on Smoking and Health.
The survey also showed most use the devices because they have quit smoking, while 40% are smokers who are trying to give up.
The estimations are based on a survey of 12,000 British adults but a "worrying" belief that vaping is as bad as smoking still exists, a King's College London analysis found.
Earlier this year, Public Health England said e-cigarettes should be available on prescription because of how successful they were in helping people give up smoking, and given there is little sign of non-smokers taking up vaping.
Alison Cook, director of policy at the British Lung Foundation, said doctors and pharmacists "should be very clear with people that there is a range of products available and that they can try vaping as a way to stop smoking".
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