Vaping risks, and even deaths, are in the news. Here's a tobacco dependence expert's take on the issue.
Menthol and mint flavors of e-cigarette liquids have high levels of pulegone, a carcinogen the FDA has already banned as a food additive.
There's a link between the type and placement of electronic cigarette ads and an increase in teen vaping, researchers say.
Laws banning the sale of e-cigarettes to teenagers may cut the chance that pregnant teens quit smoking actual cigarettes.
"It makes no sense to keep deadly smoked tobacco products on store shelves but say that vaping products must be taken off."
Lab tests suggest some vape flavors are more harmful to our health than ours.
In a new study, 60 percent of electronic cigarette users say they want to quit and many have already tried or plan to stop soon.
The number of Americans who think electronic cigarettes are as bad or worse than the real thing is up. That highlights the need for better info.
Making electronic cigarettes easier to get could help boost health in Australia and New Zealand, researchers say.
"The changes we’re seeing with vaping... are consistent with early signs of lung damage, which is very worrisome."
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