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Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are growing in popularity while generating worries on the part of lawmakers, healthcare providers, and smokers. Although ECIGs supposedly are a safe alternative to tobacco smoking, they might warrant review by regulators as potentially harmful new products. Furthermore, it is possible that the use (a practice called “vaping”) of ECIGs by young smokers or non-smokers will create nicotine dependence (ND) in persons who previously were free of it. Thus, the value and risks of ECIGs are a topic of vigorous debate, particularly with the paucity of data that can tell us definitively the virtues and deficiencies of ECIGs.
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Li, M.D. (2018). Background, Biology and Health Concerns of Electronic Cigarettes. In: Tobacco Smoking Addiction: Epidemiology, Genetics, Mechanisms, and Treatment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7530-8_20
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