E-Cigarettes

Mental health status significantly affects whether adolescents who use e-cigarettes will begin using cannabis

New research contradicts prevailing idea of e-cigarettes as gateway to smoking

UNC School of Medicine researcher Rob Tarran, PhD, led a review of all published scientific literature on the effects of e-cigarette use on the respiratory system; the team of four authors strongly recommend tighter regulation of e-cigarette products

Allowing smokers to determine their nicotine intake while they are trying to quit is likely to help them kick the habit

Researchers found that many of the chemicals used to flavor e-cigarettes increased the production of free radicals, while a few actually lowered it

Some e-cigarette heating coils could be leaking dangerous levels of metals into the aersols inhaled by the user

Using e-cigarettes may lead youth to start smoking, adults to stop smoking

Study finds smokers who are willing to use e-cigarettes tend to smoke less and increase their quit attempts