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A targeted approach to using e-cigarettes for harm reduction in adults

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Pages 128-132 | Received 08 Oct 2021, Accepted 14 Nov 2021, Published online: 07 Feb 2022
 

ABSTRACT

Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the US. While e-cigarettes (EC) are undeniably harmful when used by adolescents and nonsmokers, the perpetuation of the increasing negative perceptions of EC and widespread false belief that EC are equal or more harmful than combustible cigarettes (CC) represents a significant missed public health opportunity. EC have great potential to serve as a mechanism for smoking harm reduction among hard-to-treat populations of smokers who have failed to quit with currently available treatments. In this paper, we outline why we need to overcome the hostile EC research environment to explore the potential use of EC as a harm-reduction strategy in hard-to-treat populations.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. The authors are not currently funded by and have never received funding from any tobacco company or any non-profit sponsored by tobacco companies.

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