Ireland has the highest rate of people who use e-cigarettes in the European Union at 7 percent, while the EU average is 2 percent.
According to a new survey from Eurobarometer, Ireland also has the highest percentage of people in the EU who use cannabis products at 17 percent. Tim Hayes of the European Commission said the number of Irish people smoking cigarettes has continued to decline, according to breakingnews.ie.
“Luckily, the number of people smoking is steadily declining in Ireland, and now only one in five smoke tobacco on a daily basis,” he said. “Nevertheless, about one in ten smoke e-cigarettes, and surprisingly, almost one in five have smoked cannabis over the last year.”