Vaping safety and health risks - the basics

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Please check the Further Information below for links to more information and resources on vaping and e-cigs. And don't forget to join the conversation in the comments.

(Based on Electronic Cigarettes. The good, the bad, and the ... intriguing: )

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FURTHER INFORMATION AND READING

GENERAL

Wikipedia:

A Harmful Cigarette: MTSG, March 19 2013.

e-Cigarettes. JAMA, January 8 2014.


REGULATION AND HEALTH IMPACTS

FDA web page on electronic cigarettes:

Proposed new regulations from FDA:


FDA Evaluation of E-Cigarettes (May 4 2009).

WebMD: E-Cigarettes: Expert Q&A With the CDC.

WebMD: E-Cigarettes: Separating Fiction From Fact. Jan 3 2014.

Washinton Post (March 24 2014) Do e-cigarettes help people quit smoking? New study raises doubts

Notes from the Field: Electronic Cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2011--2012. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Secondary Exposure to E-cigarette Emission Might be Harmful to Health. FDA Advisory No. 2013-015. June 26 2013.

Secondhand vapor from e-cigarettes contains nicotine but not other toxins: study. Reuters.

Metal and Silicate Particles Including Nanoparticles Are Present in Electronic Cigarette Cartomizer Fluid and Aerosol. Williams et al. PloS One March 20 2013. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057987 0.1371/journal.pone.0057987

Nicotine Side Effects. Drugs.com.

How Toxic is Nicotine? Think Big October 18 2013.

Evaluating the harm caused by nicotine products. Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs.


REGULATION

New York Times (April 24 2014) F.D.A. Will Propose New Regulations for E-Cigarettes

Regulations expected soon on e-cigarettes. Sacramento Bee, January 10 2014.

Awaiting FDA, states pursue their own e-cigarette rules. Washington Post, October 19 2013.

The E-Cigarette Industry, Waiting to Exhale. New York Times, October 26 2013.

In One Of His Last Acts As Mayor Of New York City, Michael Bloomberg Bans E-Cigarettes In Public. Business Insider December 31 2013.

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