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Vaping exposes non-users to particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 μm, which poses health risks to non-users. [86] E-cigarettes produce propylene glycol aerosols at levels known to cause eye and respiratory irritation to non-users. [146] A 2014 study demonstrated that non-smokers living with vaping device users were exposed to nicotine. [147]
The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaking at a Jan. 5, 2023, press conference after he vetoed state legislation that would have blocked cities like Columbus from banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and ...
Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping. Many U.S. adults believe nicotine vaping is as harmful as — or more dangerous than — cigarette ...
A 1997 ruling in Massachusetts established that prison smoking bans do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. [120] Many officials view prison smoking bans as a means of reducing health-care costs. [121] With the exception of Quebec, all Canadian provinces have banned smoking indoors and outdoors in all their prison facilities. Prison ...
On New Year's Day, the city of Columbus, Ohio, did what the federal government has not been able to: ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. Three weeks later, the state Legislature voted to reinstate ...
In 2015 the psychological and behavioral effects of e-cigarettes were studied using whole-body exposure to e-cigarette aerosol, followed by a series of biochemical and behavioral studies. [17] The results showed that nicotine-containing e-cigarette aerosol induces addiction-related neurochemical, physiological and behavioral changes.
Online e-cigarette sales are the "largest and fastest-growing sector of the tobacco [industry]," Leas noted in a press release. This is according to Leas’ 2023 study published in Tobacco Control ...