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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016

E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains.

Saba Kassim, Konstantinos E Farsalinos

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Race, Educational Attainment, and E-Cigarette Use.Journal of medical research and innovation · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Saba KassimCollege of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 43353, Saudi Arabia. saba262003@gmail.com.
Konstantinos E FarsalinosOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Sygrou 356, Kallithea 17654, Greece. kfarsalinos@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Khat chewing/use, a green leaf with amphetamine-like effects is socially integrated in the Middle East and Africa. Khat chewing is often associated with tobacco smoking and occurs in closed places, such as a family home setting where the smoke-free laws cannot be implemented. Tobacco cigarette smoking among khat chewers is a significant concern, but there is also second-hand exposure to smoke at home or in places where khat users gather. Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes represent a significantly less harmful form of nicotine intake. Evaluating the effects of e-cigarettes among khat chewers could be important in understanding the impact of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction approach, with the potential to reduce the health risk associated with smoking.

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CathaElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHarm ReductionTobacco, SmokelessAfricaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle EastNicotineSmokingTobacco Use DisorderNicotinee-cigaretteskhatnicotinetobacco smoking

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PMID26907315
PMCPMC4772260

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