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THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAYS E-CIGARETTES CAN BE USED TO HELP SMOKERS QUIT… BUT ONLY AS A LAST RESORT.
THE GROUP SAYS SMOKERS SHOULD ALWAYS TRY OTHER PROVEN CESSATION METHODS FIRST… LIKE NICOTINE PATCHES, GUM OR MEDICATION.
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(SUPER = Dr. Elliott Antman, President, American Heart Association)
“And if those don’t work, they should consider turning to an electronic cigarette. But they must understand that we do not know whether e-cigarettes are safe.”
THE HEART ASSOCIATION RELEASED ITS FIRST POLICY STATEMENT ON E-CIGARETTES MONDAY, STRESSING NOT ENOUGH IS KNOWN ABOUT THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS.. OR WHETHER THEY DO HELP PEOPLE QUIT.
E-CIGARETTES CONTAIN FEWER TOXINS THAN TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES, BUT MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED.
THE ASSOCIATION ALSO CALLED FOR TIGHTER REGULATIONS ON E-CIGARETTES, ESPECIALLY TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM YOUTH.
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(SUPER = Dr. Elliott Antman, President, American Heart Association)
“We are very concerned about youth in particular having electronic cigarettes serve as a gateway to combustible tobacco use.”
E-CIGARETTES ARE BATTERY-POWERED DEVICES THAT VAPORIZE LIQUID, OFTEN-FLAVORED, NICOTINE.
THEY’VE EXPLODED IN POPULARITY, AND CRITICS SAY THE FLAVORS AND MARKETING APPEAL TO KIDS AND TEENS.
THE F-D-A HAS PROPOSED TREATING E-CIGARETTES LIKE OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, WITH A BAN ON SALES TO MINORS AND WARNING LABELS.
CINDY SHARP, ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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