Hanewinkel R, Niederberger K, Pedersen A, Unger JB, Galimov A. Reply to: "Nicotine or tobacco abstinence?".
Eur Respir Rev 2022;
31:31/166/220158. [PMID:
36323420 PMCID:
PMC9724791 DOI:
10.1183/16000617.0158-2022]
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Abstract
9 years ago, in July 2013, a group of 12 experts, many who had previously expressed support for e-cigarettes, rated the relative harm of 12 nicotine-containing products by using 14 criteria addressing harms to the users and others [1]. The group concluded e-cigarettes were substantially less harmful than combustible cigarettes. The popular media have taken up these results and promoted e-cigarettes as “95% less risky” or “95% less harmful” than combustible cigarettes. However, the authors acknowledged, “a limitation of this study is the lack of hard evidence for the harms of most products on most of the criteria” [1].
The true impact of vaping on health will manifest over the coming decades, but the evidence to date on the deleterious effects of e-cigarettes on health justifies the recommendation to abstain from the consumption of inhaled nicotine and other productshttps://bit.ly/3Dn4riC
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