E-cigarette could lead to 1.5 million years of life lost – Study

E-cigarette could lead to more than 1.5 million years of life lost, according to a new study. Aprinciple investigator in the study, Samir Soneji said this is because it could substantially increase the number of adolescents and young adults who eventually become cigarette smokers.  Soneji and his team in a news release from the Dartmouth […]

E-cigarette could lead to more than 1.5 million years of life lost, according to a new study.

Aprinciple investigator in the study, Samir Soneji said this is because it could substantially increase the number of adolescents and young adults who eventually become cigarette smokers. 

Soneji and his team in a news release from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice urged passage of regulations to make child-friendly flavors less available and to “reduce the level of known toxins and carcinogens in e-juice.

An electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is a handheld electronic device that simulates the feeling of tobacco smoking. It works by heating a liquid to generate an aerosol, commonly called a “vapor”, that the user inhales.

He said, “E-cigarettes will likely cause more public health harm than public health benefit unless ways can be found to substantially decrease the number of adolescents and young adults who vape and increase the number of smokers who use e-cigarettes to successfully quit smoking.” 

He added that although the tobacco industry markets e-cigarettes as a tool to help adult smokers quit smoking, e-cigarette use actually only marginally increases the number of adult cigarette smokers who are able to successfully quit.

“On the other hand, e-cigarettes may facilitate cigarette smoking initiation and confer substantial harm to adolescents and young adults once they are introduced to nicotine,” Soneji said.