It seemed like a good idea at the time when electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were
introduced to the market in 2006–2007 as a lower risk alternative for adults who smoke
tobacco and as an aid in smoking cessation (
Binns et al., 2018
;
Jaber et al., 2018
). At the time, because e-cigarettes were not considered tobacco products they were
not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (
- Jaber R.M.
- Mirbolouk M.
- DeFillippis A.P.
- Maziak W.
- Keith R.
- Payne T.
- Nasir K.
Electronic cigarette use, prevalence, associated factors, and pattern by cigarette
smoking status in the United States from NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey) 2013–2014.
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2018; e008178https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.008178
Curran et al., 2018
;
U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA], 2010
). Coincidentally, just seven years ago the authors of this column suggested the use
of e-cigarettes for use in conjunction with smoking cessation programs to help teens
“kick the habit” (
Goldschmidt and Hasson, 2012
). At the time the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2010
) reported that the rates of teen smoking had stopped declining, had leveled off,
and that the goal to reduce teen smoking to less than 16% (
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000
) had not been achieved. The idea seemed plausible since technology appeals to teens,
using e-cigarettes, where the dose of nicotine is lowered over time, in conjunction
with a smoking cessation program run by professionals might appeal to this age group.
Although altruistic, in 2010, suggesting an intervention using e-cigarettes may have
been too late. At the same time e-cigarettes were being marketed to teens at candy
counters in convenience stores and became available in hundreds of different flavors.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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