Electronic cigarette: a possible substitute for cigarette dependence

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature mortality in western countries and it is important for smokers to stop as early as possible. Electronic cigarettes are a popular phenomenon of global proportion. Recent uncontrolled studies, reported that a certain number of smokers have quit using electronic cigarettes. This could hint a role for electronic cigarettes to be used for smoking cessation, and therefore merits further evaluation for this purpose. Besides vaporising nicotine to be inhaled, electronic cigarettes may also provide a coping mechanism for conditioned smoking cues by replacing some of the rituals associated with smoking gestures, and for these reasons cigarette could become a tool--if studied more extensively--in the fight against tobacco-related morbidity and mortality.

A scattering methodology for droplet sizing of e-cigarette aerosols

“…Though final consensus has not been reached (Caponetto et al, 2013;Geiss et al, 2015;Wagener et al, 2012), some studies suggest that e-cigarette products may reduce risk and offer a safer alternative (Farsalinos et al, 2014) to combustible cigarettes for consumers and people exposed to second-hand smoke (Colard et al, 2015;Czogala et al, 2013;Mcauley et al, 2012;Schripp et al, 2013) when liquid formulation and devices are adequately controlled and regulated (American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2014;Cahn & Siegel, 2011;Trehy et al, 2011). Consequently, the need to apply strict and accurate methodologies to assess e-cigarette products is essential.…”

Electronic Cigarettes

“…[15][16][17] Proponents of e-cigarettes maintain that these products emulate smoking behavior without exposing the user to the toxic smoke constituents of conventional cigarettes that are deleterious to health, so there would be a public health benefit if individual smokers completely switched or substantially reduced their cigarette smoking habit. [18][19][20] However, the use of e-cigarettes could be a problem at the population level. For instance, e-cigarettes could fuel and promote nicotine addiction, especially in children, and their acceptance has the potential to renormalize smoking behavior.…”

Flavored Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Among Youth

“…23,24 However, many youths use e-cigarettes for novelty and flavors rather than to quit smoking. 25 Our study confirmed that current youth smokers who reported use of flavored e-cigarettes had a significantly lower intention to quit tobacco use in the next 12 months (aOR = 0.6; P = .006) compared with those who reported not using e-cigarettes.…”