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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: So, E-Cigs Might Be Way Less Harmful Than Actual Cigarettes [Watch (HLS stream): So, E-Cigs Might Be Way Less Harmful Than Actual Cigarettes](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JVvlZ8r7.m3u8) (1:33)  _Published 2015-08-19. A study says electronic cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes and advocates promotion of e-cigarettes as a way to help people quit._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:41 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [U.K. Kids Spend Less Time Outside Than Prison Inmates, Study Says](/video/YvlrNuPA/) ### U.K. Kids Spend Less Time Outside Than Prison Inmates, Study Says [Study Confirms Female Actresses Paid Less Than Males](/video/y8v1oe0W/) ### Study Confirms Female Actresses Paid Less Than Males [E-CIGARETTE VIOLATIONS AND ORDINANCES](/video/zd9tZNTb/) ### E-CIGARETTE VIOLATIONS AND ORDINANCES --- ## Transcript Cigarettes is becoming less and less of an all inclusive term. Public Health England recently published a review that found electronic cigarettes to be 95 % less harmful than conventional cigarettes. Most chemicals that cause smoking- related diseases are not found in the electronic version. The number of people who believe e- cigarettes are just as dangerous or more dangerous than regular cigarettes has jumped 14 % since 2013, however. And perhaps, counterintuitively, The over- cautiousness worries some researchers. A director at Public Health England said this misperception may be keeping millions of smokers from quitting. He suggested that local stop smoking services should look to support e- cigarette users in their journey to quitting completely. Completely. Debates over E- cigarette's appeal to youths has caused some controversy. Public Health England's study, however, found an overwhelming majority of E- cigarette users are former tobacco users and found no evidence that E- cigarettes lead children to smoke regular tobacco. But a Centers for Disease Control. Prevention study, published earlier this year, found e- cigarettes had become the most used tobacco product among high schoolers. And almost half of all middle and high school students who smoked one type of tobacco product used multiple types. Critics worry that steps to increase e- cigarettes popularity with adults will translate to an increase in use among children. Both e- cigarettes and regular cigarettes can contain nicotine. 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