ACTION NEEDED ON E-CIGARETTESPosted by freemexy on June 29th, 2019 Truth Initiative® is dedicated to achieving a culture where all youth and young adults reject tobacco. As we actively pursue our vision of a future where tobacco is a thing of the past, we recognize three important factors: Combustible tobacco products are responsible for the overwhelming majority of death and disease caused by tobacco. Based on our review of the current state of e-cigarette knowledge and the regulatory environment, we offer the following conclusions on and policy recommendations for e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are far less toxic than cigarettes, but they are not harmless. While studies show that e-cigarettes deliver significantly lower levels of many toxins than cigarettes, e-cigarettes still deliver and emit some toxic substances that are potentially harmful to users and to those around them, including children and pregnant women. This issue is complicated, because the e-cigarette category covers a large variety of products that significantly vary in the delivery of nicotine and toxins. Furthermore, because of the relatively recent entry of e-cigarettes into the market, we simply do not know the long-term health effects of frequent long-term inhalation of these products. Like it? Share it!More by this author |