WELLINGTON, (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government will provide vaping kits to New Zealand adults who want to quit smoking from next week, reported Xinhua.
The Stop Smoking Services across New Zealand will be receiving vaping starter kits, which will be provided for free to adult smokers, particularly to help those who have already tried other options to quit, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said on Tuesday.
"Vaping has played a key role in reducing smoking rates and the government supports adults switching to vaping because vaping is far less harmful than smoking cigarettes," Costello said, adding those using quit smoking services are four times more likely to successfully stop smoking compared to those who receive no support.
New Zealand aims to get the smoking rate below five per cent by the end of next year. - Bernama-Xinhua
