News-n-Views 8th February

We gather weekly the most important Vaping news.

EXPERT REACTION TO ECIGS FOR QUITTING
A study, published in Tobacco Control, looked at ecigs for quitting smoking.

E-cigarettes were less effective than gum and other nicotine replacement aids, study says

People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking found them to be less helpful than more traditional smoking cessations aids, a new study found.

Synthetic nicotine: Unregulated and increasingly popular

To users, these vapes are identical. But because of an obscure loophole, they skirt the FDA’s regulatory umbrella.

Almost all kids have tobacco on their hands, even in non-smoking homes

Almost All Kids Have Tobacco On Their Hands, Even in Non-Smoking Homes 

Marijuana use high among adolescent, teen, young adult vapers, study finds

More than one-third of adolescents and half of teens and young adults who vape use the devices for marijuana, a study published Monday by JAMA Pediatrics found.

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

Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the US