ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2011
Electronic cigarettes and thirdhand tobacco smoke: two emerging health care challenges for the primary care provider.
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- Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Parental Smoking and E-cigarette Use in Homes and Cars.Pediatrics · 2019Trial
- Alterations in the Platelet Transcriptome Mediate Prenatal Thirdhand Smoke Exposure Associated Thrombogenicity via Integrated miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Networks.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Examining Factors Associated with E-Cigarette Use among Current Smokers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Use of Vaping as a Smoking Cessation Aid: A Review of Clinical Trials.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Review
- Opinions and Practices Regarding Electronic Cigarette Use among Middle School Students from Rural Areas of Romania.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- E-cigarettes use in the United States: reasons for use, perceptions, and effects on health.BMC public health · 2020Review
- The Health Risks of Electronic Cigarette Use to Bystanders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Thirdhand smoke component can exacerbate a mouse asthma model through mast cells.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2018Article
- Determination of Selected Chemical Levels in Room Air and on Surfaces after the Use of Cartridge- and Tank-Based E-Vapor Products or Conventional Cigarettes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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- Primary Care Physicians' Beliefs and Practices Regarding E-Cigarette Use by Patients Who Smoke: A Qualitative Assessment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Experimentation and correlates of electronic nicotine delivery system (electronic cigarettes) among university students - A cross sectional study.The Saudi dental journal · 2016Article
- E-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids: a survey among practitioners in Italy.International journal of public health · 2016Article
- Reasons for Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Discontinuation Among Adolescents and Young Adults.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2015Article
- Use of electronic cigarettes among Romanian university students: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Electronic cigarettes are a source of thirdhand exposure to nicotine.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2015Article
- Electronic nicotine delivery systems ("e-cigarettes"): review of safety and smoking cessation efficacy.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2014Review
- Electronic cigarettes: human health effects.Tobacco control · 2014Review
- Inhallation of e-Cigarette Cartridge Solution Aggravates Allergen-induced Airway Inflammation and Hyper-responsiveness in Mice.Toxicological research · 2014Article
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Abstract
primary care providers should be aware of two new developments in nicotine addiction and smoking cessation1) the emergence of a novel nicotine delivery system known as the electronic (e-) cigarette; and 2) new reports of residual environmental nicotine and other biopersistent toxicants found in cigarette smoke, recently described as "thirdhand smoke". The purpose of this article is to provide a clinician-friendly introduction to these two emerging issues so that clinicians are well prepared to counsel smokers about newly recognized health concerns relevant to tobacco use. E-cigarettes are battery powered devices that convert nicotine into a vapor that can be inhaled. The World Health Organization has termed these devices electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). The vapors from ENDS are complex mixtures of chemicals, not pure nicotine. It is unknown whether inhalation of the complex mixture of chemicals found in ENDS vapors is safe. There is no evidence that e-cigarettes are effective treatment for nicotine addiction. ENDS are not approved as smoking cessation devices. Primary care givers should anticipate being questioned by patients about the advisability of using e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation device. The term thirdhand smoke first appeared in the medical literature in 2009 when investigators introduced the term to describe residual tobacco smoke contamination that remains after the cigarette is extinguished. Thirdhand smoke is a hazardous exposure resulting from cigarette smoke residue that accumulates in cars, homes, and other indoor spaces. Tobacco-derived toxicants can react to form potent cancer causing compounds. Exposure to thirdhand smoke can occur through the skin, by breathing, and by ingestion long after smoke has cleared from a room. Counseling patients about the hazards of thirdhand smoke may provide additional motivation to quit smoking.
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