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Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes (Heart Health)
Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes (Heart Health)

Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes (Heart Health)

by and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering
$119.00
Author: and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering

Publisher: National Academies Press

Paperback:
ISBN 10: 0309468345
ISBN 13: 978-0309468343

Millions of Americans use e-cigarettes. Despite their popularity, little is known about their health effects. Some suggest that e-cigarettes likely confer lower risk compared to combustible tobacco cigarettes, because they do not expose users to toxicants produced through combustion. Proponents of e-cigarette use also tout the potential benefits of e-cigarettes as devices that could help combustible tobacco cigarette smokers to quit and thereby reduce tobacco-related health risks. Others are concerned about the exposure to potentially toxic substances contained in e-cigarette emissions, especially in individuals who have never used tobacco products such as youth and young adults. Given their relatively recent introduction, there has been little time for a scientific body of evidence to develop on the health effects of e-cigarettes.

Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes reviews and critically assesses the state of the emerging evidence about e-cigarettes and health. This report makes recommendations for the improvement of this research and highlights gaps that are a priority for future research.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Summary
  • Summary Annex Report Conclusions by Level of Evidence
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Committee Approach
  • Section I: E-Cigarette Devices, Constituents, and Exposures
  • 3 E-Cigarette Devices, Uses, and Exposures
  • 4 Nicotine
  • 5 Toxicology of E-Cigarette Constituents
  • 6 Research Needs: E-Cigarette Devices, Constituents, and Exposures
  • Section II: Effects of E-Cigarettes on Health
  • 7 Modes of Action
  • 8 Dependence and Abuse Liability
  • 9 Cardiovascular Disease
  • 10 Cancers
  • 11 Respiratory Diseases
  • 12 Oral Diseases
  • 13 Developmental and Reproductive Effects
  • 14 Injuries and Poisonings
  • 15 Research Needs: Effects of E-Cigarettes on Health
  • Section III: Public Health Implications of E-Cigarettes
  • 16 Combustible Tobacco Cigarette Smoking Among Youth and Young Adults
  • 17 Smoking Cessation Among Adults
  • 18 Harm Reduction
  • 19 Modeling of E-Cigarette Use
  • 20 Research Needs: Public Health Implications of E-Cigarettes
  • 21 Concluding Observations
  • Appendix A: Questions from the Center for Tobacco Products of the Food and Drug Administration Submitted for the Committee's Consideration
  • Appendix B: Search Strategy and Quality Assessment
  • Appendix C: Glossary of Terms Related to E-Cigarettes
  • Appendix D: Cytotoxicity Tables
  • Appendix E: Public Meeting Agenda
  • Appendix F: Committee Biosketches