SWITCH TO QUIT – you’re more at risk of COVID-19 if you’re a smoker!

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IF YOU SMOKE, YOU’RE MORE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS WITH CORONAVIRUS.

SWITCH TO VAPING TO QUIT SMOKING TODAY! 

We’re here to help you.

Social Distancing has certainly put most of our lives on hold, but it does offer us all with an unusual opportunity to focus on ourselves, and get stuff done we’ve been putting off.

How about using this time to quit smoking?

Head of Respiratory Medicine at Swansea University, Professor Keir Lewis reported that those who smoke have more than likely damaged the cells protecting their nose and airways. Which means they are more likely to develop lung problems as a result of contracting Covid-19.  Professor Keir also warned that many smokers will have existing lung conditions are at even greater risk.

Professor Keir added: “It looks like if you have a respiratory condition then you are more likely to develop viral pneumonia from Covid-19. Due to the effects of smoking on the immune responses and your body’s natural defences, it’s likely that smokers are going to be more at risk, independently of whether they have other lung or other medical conditions.”

We’re launching our SWITCH TO QUIT programme, today which provides smokers who are looking to quit with all the tools they need to begin their journey and get smoke free.

The programme includes online support via a Facebook group, daily email support for the first month to help keep you focussed, downloadable materials to help you get started and product advice and support for new vapers. Our starter kit is discounted and for new Ibiza Club members (where their first purchase is a Switch to Quit Kit) they will receive 20% off everything for 3 months.

Switch to Quit fills a gap that the NHS and other cessation programmes don’t cover – what to buy and how to vape. The NHS fully support the use of vaping as a means of quitting smoking. Using an e-cigarette not only reduces the impact on your body (it’s 95% less harmful than smoking) it also allows you to control the strength of Nicotine you use.  Public Health England found that smokers were twice as likely to successfully quit smoking when they combined behavioural support and quitting aids such as vaping.1

Let’s make this time count.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in switching to vaping to quit smoking, you can learn more about vaping, smoking and switching to quit here in our FAQ Knowledge base.

STAY SAFE OUT THERE

VAPE IN PEACE

References

  1. McNeill, A. et al. Evidence update. A report commissioned by Public Health England (2019).
  2. McNeill, A. et al. Evidence review of e- cigarettes and heated tobacco products 2018. A report commissioned by Public Health England (2018).
  3. ASH Fact Sheet. Nicotine and Addiction. August 2018. Available from: http://ash.org.uk/category/information-and-resources/fact-sheets/ [Accessed January 2019]
  4. British Medical Journal. Nicotine and health 2014. Available from https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.2014.7.0264rep.full [Accessed January 2019]
  5. Gov.UK. Four in 10 smokers incorrectly think Nicotine causes cancer. March 2018. Available from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/four-in-10-smokers-incorrectly-think-Nicotine-causes-cancer [Accessed January 2019]
  6. Adriani W, Macri S, Pacifici R, Laviola G. Peculiar vulnerability to Nicotine oral self-administration in mice during early adolescence. Neuropsychopharmacology 2002;27(2):212–24.
  7. Long-term effects of inhaled Nicotine. Waldum HL (et al), study for Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Tronheim, Norway. (1996)

Joanne Emmerson FCIM
Head of Marketing, Ibiza Club

Joanne is a fellow of the Royal Chartered Institute of Marketing and has 30+ years marketing experience. She has worked all around the world, is published in 7 countries and teaches marketing communication theory at Post Graduate level both in the UK and USA. She has worked alongside many government bodies, health organisations and national charities. ivcservice@ibizavapeclub.com