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E-cigarette Use, or Vaping, Practices and Characteristics Among Persons with Associated Lung Injury — Utah, April–October 2019

Scientific article

22 October 2019

Summary What is already known about this topic? An outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) of unknown source is ongoing in the United States. What is added by this report? Medical abstractions were...

Use of Electronic Vapor Products Before, During, and After Pregnancy Among Women with a Recent Live Birth — Oklahoma and Texas, 2015

Scientific article

1 March 2019

Summary What is already known about this topic? Most electronic vapor products (EVPs) contain nicotine, a developmental toxicant, and other harmful additives. What is added by this report? In 2015, 7.0% of women with a recent live birth in...

Some E-cigarette Users Are Having Seizures: Most Reports Involving Youth and Young Adults

News

Source: https://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/NewsEvents/ucm635133.htm “The FDA has become aware that some people who use e-cigarettes have experienced seizures, with most reports involving youth or young adult users. Seizures or convulsions...

IQOS Exposure Impairs Human Airway Cell Homeostasis: Direct Comparison with Traditional Cigarette and E-Cigarette

Scientific article

Heat-not-burn (HNB) devices can alter vital physiological functions in the lung. HNB devices may not be a safer option than cigarette smoking or eCig vaping; this does not support the recommendation of their use over other nicotine delivery...

Association of Electronic Cigarette Use with Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco Cigarettes in US Youths

Scientific article

1 February 2019

Question: Is electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among tobacco-naive youths associated with subsequent risk of cigarette initiation? Findings: In this cohort study using data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study...

Metal Concentrations in E-Cigarette Liquid and Aerosol Samples: The Contribution of Metallic Coils

Scientific article

21 February 2018

Abstract Background: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) generate an aerosol by heating a solution (e-liquid) with a metallic coil. Whether metals are transferred from the coil to the aerosol is unknown. Objective: Our goal was to...

E-Cigarette Initiation and Associated Changes in Smoking Cessation and Reduction

Scientific article

24 March 2018

Daily e-cigarette initiators were more likely to have quit smoking cigarettes or reduced use compared with non-users.

Eliminating Youth Electronic Cigarette Use: The Role for Drug Therapies Public Hearing

5 December 2018

Webcast

United States

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing a public hearing to discuss the effort to eliminate youth electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use as well as other tobacco product use, with a focus on the potential role of drug therapies to support cessation and the issues impacting the development of such therapies.

Date and Location

December 5, 2018

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Smoking Susceptibility as a Predictive Measure of Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use among Early Adolescents

Scientific article

1 July 2018

Abstract Objective: To assess the validity of a standard measure of smoking susceptibility for predicting cigarette and e-cigarette use in a sample of early adolescents in Argentina and Mexico. Materials and methods: A school-based...

Are Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Helping Cigarette Smokers Quit?

Scientific article

9 July 2018

Abstract Background The potential of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to reduce the cardiovascular and other disease risks of smoking is of great interest. While many smokers report using ENDS for cessation, their impact under...