Sir, Your leader on e-cigarettes (“Vapid Anti-Vapers”, Mar 1) and the accompanying article (“E-cigarettes hailed for helping 20,000 smokers to kick habit”) misses an important point. Yes, vapers may stop using tobacco, which is good, but these products are effectively designed to maintain one’s addiction to nicotine. We are seeing increasing numbers of young vapers who have never used tobacco. In the long term, those marketing these products are clearly aiming to create a fresh generation of nicotine addicts.
As a pharmacist for more than 44 years, my aim was to get people off tobacco and nicotine.
Dr Brian Curwain
Christchurch, Dorset