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Millions vape to beat stress

AN ESTIMATED six million Britons use vapes, or e-cigarettes, to manage their stress, research has found.

A further seven million regularly smoke as a stress reliever, while nine million Britons turn to alcohol.

Four million are thought to drink to excess to alleviate worries.

The findings are based on research carried out by the UK Addiction Treatment Centres (UKAT), which polled 5,000 adults. The results also found that two-thirds of Britons say the cost-of-living crisis has affected their mental health.

‘Our results show a crisis within a crisis and, unless something gives, the situation is only set to worsen,’ says Nuno Albuquerque, head of treatment at UKAT.

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