Shoulde-cigarettes(electroniccigarettes)beanewchoiceforthesmokerstryingtogetridofthehabit?ReactionsfromAmericansaremixed.Morethanhalfofthepeoplequestionedinasurveythinke-cigarettesshouldbecontrolledbytheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationbut47percentbelievethee-cigarettesshouldbeavailabletothesmokerswhowanttoquit.
“Inthehuntforasaftercigarettee-cigarettesarebecomingapopularchoiceamongthoseeithertryingtoquit.”orlookingtoreplacestandardtobaccosmokewithanalternativethatmanufacturersclaimtobesafer”ZogbyInternationalwhichconductedthesurveysaidinastatement.
Abouthalfofthe4611adultswhotookpartinthesurveyhadheardaboute-cigaretteswhicharebattery-poweredorrechargeablecigarettesthatvaporizealiquidnicotinesolution.Theydonotproducesmokebutawatervaporwithoutsmell.SoldmostlyontheInternete-cigaretteswerefirstmadeinChina.
LastyeartheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)warnedagainstusinge-cigarettessayingtherewasnoevidencetoprovetheyweresafeorhelpedsmokersbreakthehabit.TheWHOsaidpeoplewhosmokee-cigarettesbreatheinafinefogofnicotineintothelungs.
Nearlyathirdofpeoplequestionedinthesurveythinkthate-cigarettesshouldbeallowedinplaceswheresmokingisforbiddenbecausetheydon’tproducesmokebut46percentdisagree.Menwhowereawareoftheavailabilityofe-cigarettesweremorelikelythanwomantosaytheyshouldbeachoiceavailabletosmokerswhowanttoquit.Youngpeopleaged18-29andsingleswerethegroupsmostopentotryinge-cigarettes.SmokingisthesinglelargestcauseofpreventabledeathworldwideaccordingtotheWHO.
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