UPDATE: In response to your requests in the comments, we have provided a full list of references below and have annotated the video with each reference number. We respect your opinions and appreciate your feedback.
“E-cigarettes are a new emerging electronic nicotine delivery device, therefore, information about the harm associated with e-cigarettes is currently under review. However, we know a little about these devices already. We aren’t arguing whether e-cigarettes are or are not better than traditional cigarette. As a non-combustible, we are confident that it is less harmful. But that doesn’t mean that it’s harmless. View this short video to gain insights on what we know so far about how e-cigarettes are harmful.”
References:
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2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Notes from the field: electronic cigarette use among middle and high school students-United States, 2011-2012. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2013. 62(35): p. 729.
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