Tag: Electronic Cigarettes
More Harms Than Benefits for E-Cigarettes at Population Level
Estimated 168,000 never-smoking young people could become daily smokers after starting e-cigs
Excretion of Volatile Organic Compounds Up in Teen E-Smokers
Excretion of metabolites of acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide, crotonaldehyde up
Lead, Other Toxic Metals Found in E-Cigarette Vapors
Study finds metals, including lead, leak from e-cigarette heating coils into inhaled aerosols
Greater Fear of Harm From E-Cigarettes Cuts Teens’ Use
Perceived harm from secondhand e-cigarette vapor showed similar patterns
About 20 Percent of U.S. Adults Currently Use Tobacco Products
Overall, 15.1 percent use cigarettes, with higher use among males, older adults, those with lower incomes
More Than One in Five U.S. Working Adults Uses Tobacco
4.6 percent report current use of two or more products; highest use for construction workers
E-Cigarettes Alter Defense Proteins in Airway Secretions
Levels of innate defense proteins associated with COPD found to be elevated in e-cigarette users
Fewer Deaths Projected With Switch to Electronic Cigarettes
Under pessimistic model, 1.6 million premature deaths prevented, 20.8 million fewer life-years lost
BP, Heart Rate, Arterial Stiffness Up With E-Cigarettes
Significant increases seen in first 30 minutes after smoking electronic-cigarette containing nicotine
Comparable Metabolic Effects for E-Cigarettes, Smoking
Even without nicotine exposure, similar deleterious effects for e-cigarettes, traditional tobacco cigarettes
