E-cigarettes and mental health
E-cigarettes are substantially less harmful to health than cigarettes. This page contains resources and information about the use of e-cigarettes among people with mental health conditions.
Resources to support practice
Use of electronic cigarettes by people with mental health problems: A guide for health professionals
This resource is intended to provide mental health professionals with a summary of the evidence on e-cigarettes as well as suggested responses to questions service users may ask. Disclaimer: None of the Partnership’s resources have input from organisations with vested interests in the vaping or tobacco industries.
Yorkshire Cancer Research Trust and University of East Anglia resources
The Yorkshire Cancer Research Trust, and the University of East Anglia have produced informative leaflets on e-cigarettes, designed for patients:
- Yorkshire Cancer Research Trust - Vape to quit: A guide to your choices
- UEA - Staying switched: Advice for new vapers from old hands
Additional resources
- OHID. Nicotine vaping in England: 2022 evidence update - reviews the current evidence on vaping
- NCSCT. Incorporating e-cigarettes into your Stop Smoking Service: Making the case and addressing concerns 2021
- PHE. Vaping in England: evidence update March 2020 – reviews the literature on vaping among people with mental health conditions
- PHE. Evidence review of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products 2018.
- ASH Fact sheet: Electronic cigarettes
- ASH Factsheet: Use of e-cigarettes among adults in Great Britain: 2022
- ASH Factsheet: Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain: 2022
- NCSCT. Electronic cigarettes: A briefing for stop smoking services. 2016
- Hajek P et al. A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy. 2019
- Royal College of Nursing: guidance on smoking cessation and e-cigarettes
- ‘Making the Switch’ – short films for smokers considering a move to vaping
- NFCC. E-cigarette use in smokefree NHS settings. 2018
- Webinar – The use of e-cigarettes among people with a mental health condition