ReviewTherapeutic advances in respiratory disease
Electronic cigarettes: an aid in smoking cessation, or a new health hazard?
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Electronic cigarettes and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE).BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Global prevalence of E-cigarette use among students: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- Nicotine pouches: an aid in smoking cessation, or a new public health hazard?Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Exploring the potential consequences of the disposable vape ban in the UK: A qualitative study with young adults who use disposable vapes.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Adverse Physical Consequences of Perinatal E-cigarette Use by Pregnant Mothers on Their Offspring: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Environmental Determinants of Early Childhood Caries: A Narrative Synthesis of Observational Evidence and Implications for Global Policy.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Reasons for using e-cigarettes among adults who smoke: comparing the findings from the 2016 and 2020 ITC Korea Surveys.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Comparing smoking-related disease rates from e-cigarette use with those from tobacco cigarette use: a reanalysis of a recently-published study.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Comparing self-rated health among exclusive e-cigarette users and traditional cigarette smokers: an analysis of the Health Survey for England 2019.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Smoking cessation program preferences of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
- Stimulus mediation, specificity and impact of menthol in rats trained to discriminate puffs of nicotine e-cigarette aerosol from nicotine-free aerosol.Psychopharmacology · 2024Article
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- E-cigarette use among university students in Palestine: Prevalence, knowledge, and determinant factors.PloS one · 2024Observational
- Patterns of flavored e-cigarette use among adult vapers in the USA: an online cross-sectional survey of 69,233 participants.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Motives for using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) as a cessation tool are associated with tobacco abstinence at 1-year follow-up: A prospective investigation among young adults in the United States Air Force.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Misconceptions of Vaping Among Young Adults.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Impact of Tobacco Cigarettes, Vaping Products and Tobacco Heating Products on Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- E-Cigarette Aerosol Deposition and Disposition of [Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A pilot investigation of e-cigarette use and smoking behaviour among patients with chronic airway disease or respiratory symptoms.The clinical respiratory journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
The issue of electronic cigarettes is one of the most controversial topics in public health. There is intense debate and dividing opinions about their use patterns, health effects and association with smoking. This is expected since they were only recently introduced to the market and they refer to a harm-reduction approach and strategy that is not universally accepted for smoking and tobacco use in the public health community. Three main factors determine the public health impact of electronic cigarettes: (1) their safety/risk profile, both relative to smoking and in absolute terms; (2) their effectiveness for smoking reduction and cessation; (3) the patterns of use by different population subgroups, especially never-smokers, and adoption of use by youth. This analysis presents a brief overview of currently available evidence and gaps in research covering these three factors.
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