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E-cigarette use 'has tripled in two years'

The use of electronic 'E-cigarettes' has tripled over the last two years, with over 2 million Britons now regularly smoking them. Health charity ASH released figures showing a rise from 700,00 in 2012 to 2.1 million this year.

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E-cigarette use 'tripled in the past two years'

The use of electronic cigarettes has soared in the past two years, a health charity says Credit: Tim Ireland/PA Wire/Press Association Images

The use of electronic 'E-cigarettes' has tripled over the last two years, with over 2 million Britons now regularly smoking them.

Health charity ASH released figures showing a rise from 700,000 in 2012 to 2.1 million this year.

The group said two thirds of e-cigarette smokers still smoke normal cigarettes, while the remaining third were former smokers.

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