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Ex-smokers risk relapse if flavour ban enforced, says Evapo

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A new survey conducted by leading smoking cessation and specialist vaping company Evapo, reveals almost two thirds of ex-smokers are at risk of returning to tobacco if the government brings in flavour restrictions. The survey also revealed that 71% of people over the age of…

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