“Electronic Cigarettes” Are Not Cigarettes, and Why That Matters

Electronic cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes – where are we headed?

Correspondence: Mr Andrew Loughead, Department of Health, Healthy Living and Seniors, Government of Manitoba, 4089-300 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3M9. Telephone 204-784-3900, e-mail andrew.loughead@gov.mb.ca Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs), electronic nicotine delivery systems, vape pen, whichever name you choose to refer to them, their use is becoming as common a sight as someone sm...

Electronic cigarettes and adolescents.

Question I see in my office an increased number of adolescents who use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Should I encourage adolescents to choose e-cigarettes over regular cigarettes if they decide to smoke? Are e-cigarettes less harmful and a potential smoking cessation method for adolescents? Answer While e-cigarettes do not have carcinogenic tobacco, most contain nicotine, which not only...

Cardiologists and electronic cigarettes.

Jaime Fernández de Bobadilla,* Regina Dalmau, and Esteve Saltó a Servicio de Cardiologı́a, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo, Madrid, Spain Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Departamento de Salud, Dirección General de Planificación e Investigación en Salud, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barce...

The safety and efficacy of Electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation

Introduction: Although electronic cigarettes are increasing in popularity all over the world, their safety and efficacy for smoking cessation have remained unclear and discussed in scientific literature. The aim of present study was to review the available evidence about the use, content, safety of ECs and their potential effects on users' health, and the extraction of resources to guide and as...