Monitoring the Rapidly Changing Landscape of E-Cigarettes
Authors: Nancy A. Rigotti
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Editorials2 October 2018Monitoring the Rapidly Changing Landscape of E-CigarettesNancy A. Rigotti, MDNancy A. Rigotti, MDMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (N.A.R.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-2176 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail E-cigarettes appeared in the United States less than a decade ago as alternatives to conventional cigarettes. These devices gained popularity so rapidly that by 2014, the verb vape—to describe inhaling e-cigarette vapor—was the Oxford English Dictionary's new word of the year (1). Despite their name, e-cigarettes are fundamentally different from conventional cigarettes that burn tobacco and produce smoke. Instead, e-cigarettes are nicotine delivery devices that heat a liquid containing nicotine, solvents, and usually flavorings, producing an aerosol that users inhale (1).The use of e-cigarettes became widespread before their potential health benefits or harms were studied. This occurred because their ...References1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Public health consequences of e-cigarettes. Accessed at www.nationalacademies.org/eCigHealthEffects on 2 August 2018. Google Scholar2. Shahab L, Goniewicz ML, Blount BC, Brown J, McNeill A, Alwis KU, et al. Nicotine, carcinogen, and toxin exposure in long-term E-cigarette and nicotine replacement therapy users: a cross-sectional study. Ann Intern Med. 2017;166:390-400. [PMID: 28166548]. doi:10.7326/M16-1107 LinkGoogle Scholar3. Huang J, Duan Z, Kwok J, Binns S, Vera LE, Kim Y, et al. Vaping versus JUULing: how the extraordinary growth and marketing of JUUL transformed the US retail e-cigarette market. 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[PMID: 29695458] doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054174 Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (N.A.R.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-2176.Corresponding Author: Nancy A. Rigotti, MD, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02114; e-mail, [email protected]org.This article was published at Annals.org on 28 August 2018. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPrevalence and Distribution of E-Cigarette Use Among U.S. Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016 Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk , Paniz Charkhchi , Sina Kianoush , S.M. Iftekhar Uddin , Olusola A. Orimoloye , Rana Jaber , Aruni Bhatnagar , Emelia J. Benjamin , Michael E. Hall , Andrew P. 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A national probability survey of U.S. Adult smokers, 2017-20182018 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Tobacco Cessation Treatment 2 October 2018Volume 169, Issue 7Page: 494-495KeywordsAdolescentsBurnsDisclosureHealth surveysHospital medicineLongitudinal studiesNicotinePopulation statisticsPrevention, policy, and public healthYoung adults ePublished: 28 August 2018 Issue Published: 2 October 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...