Society Needs to Set a Positive Example Banning smoking on beaches would signal that smoking is not acceptable in public spaces and could encourage smokers to quit or cut down
Evening Standard - Vaping could be just as dangerous as smoking, study finds Environmental Health Perspectives - Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes CDC - E-cigarette use triples among middle and high school students in just one year NBC News - E-Cigarette Ads Target Millions of Kids, CDC Says The Denver Post - Colorado Vapers Burned By Exploding E-Cigs The Lancet Journal - E-cigarettes: Public Health England's evidence-based confusion Center For Tobacco Control Research And Education - UK report claiming e-cigs 95% safer than cigs based on one industry-linked report questions PHE's scientific credibilty
The new announcement, known as an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), has the potential to decrease the number of cigarette smokers from 40 million to 35 million within a year and prevent an additional 33 million from becoming regular smokers
Inhaling cigarette smoke exposes the lungs to a range of toxic chemicals, significantly increasing the risk of lung cancer, heart disease, and respiratory issues
As a smoking cessation tool, vaping can be effective
