3 in 4 Teens Believe E-Cigarettes to Be Safer Than Tobacco

A recent study has found 73% of teens report e-cigarettes to be less harmful than cigarettes, but only 20% believe smokeless tobacco to be less harmful than cigarettes. It has only been since August of this year that the FDA began regulating e-cigarette products. The concern is that e-cigarettes are re-normalizing smoking despite the fact this new product delivers just as much and sometimes more nicotine and other toxins in each puff as compared to a traditional cigarette. The toxicity of the newer product is increased by the specific chemical makeup of the different flavorings that smokers are so drawn to and producing a real threat against all the work our nation has done to decrease tobacco usage. Read more: https://consumer.healthday.com/cancer-information-5/electronic-cigarettes-970/teens-think-e-cigarettes-are-safer-than-tobacco-716148.html?utm_source=November+2016+Prevention+Connection&utm_campaign=November+2016+Prevention+Connection&utm_medium=email

Posted by, Julia Brownfield, ESAP Coalition Alcohol Committee Chair

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