Sign our petition and help us save vape flavours!

The Irish Government has proposed a ban on flavoured vapes which will push thousands back to cigarettes. Flavoured vapes have helped over 160,000 Irish smokers quit.

Show the Government that there is opposition to their proposals in numbers by signing our petition.

Flavoured vaping is working in Ireland

94% of ex smokers used flavours to quit.
Read some of their stories.

Flavoured vaping should not be under threat in Ireland

Politicians are trying to ban flavoured vapes. Here’s what they need to know:

Irish vapers say "keep flavours to quit smoking"

Flavoured vapes help 94% of ex-smokers to quit, according to Red C survey.

Vapes are not a gateway

Research of 37,000 young people found vaping is not a gateway to cigarette smoking. (University College London)

1 in 4 successful quitters use vaping

More smokers successfully quit using vapes than with with nicotine patches, gums or sprays. (Healthy Ireland 2023)

Flavoured vapes can help us achieve a tobacco-free Ireland

Vapers are cigarette ‘quitters not starters’

The Facts from Respect Vapers:

Smoking is the problem, vaping is a viable solution and should be an effective element in Ireland’s Tobacco Free Ireland campaign.

56%

Of vapers have quit smoking completely. (NDAS 2021)  

Therapies

Vaping products are 70% more effective for smokers quitting than patches, sprays and gums. (Cochrane Library)

99%

Of vapers are ex or current smokers. (Healthy Ireland 2021)

Comparison

Vaping is not smoking. It does not involve burning tobacco. (Cochrane Review)

Less Harmful

Vaping is 95% less harmful – 423 studies by 50 doctors/experts. (Public Health England 2015)

Under 18s

The sale of vaping products to under 18s has now been banned in Ireland. These laws must be strongly enforced.

We need your help

Respect Vapers gives a voice to Ireland’s 200,000 vapers and highlights how vaping is transforming people’s lives.

The only way the crusade against vaping will end is if Irish vapers stand up and speak out to let politicians know how vaping has improved their health.

Restricting vaping will keep people smoking. Ireland deserves a better choice.

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