Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:01:23 +0200https://english.radio.cz/e-cigarette-phenomenon-study-finds-a-third-czech-smokers-have-tried-new-safe-8552308© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalAcross the Czech Republic, electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have become something of a phenomenon in the last year or so. Stores are opening up on streets in the country’s towns and cities selling these nicotine replacement devices. The rise of the e-cigarette in the Czech Republic mirrors its growing popularity for smokers seeking to kick the habit across much of the world. But questions persist. Are they safe? Do they work? The Czech government is currently debating new regulations to ban them from places where smoking is already prohibited. Doctor Eva Králíková runs the Prague-based Czech Centre for Tobacco Addiction. Her organization has just undertaken a study, which found that more than one-third of Czech smokers have tried e-cigarettes. I asked her for the medical perspective:encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/e-cigarette-phenomenon-study-finds-a-third-czech-smokers-have-tried-new-safe-8552308 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9