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• Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery operated devices that resemble the appearance of a cigarette and produce a warm vapor when withdrawn from the mouthpiece (Etter, 2010).
• The warm vapor varies in nicotine content and may include water, flavorings, and chemical additives that can possibly be dangerous to consumers (Etter, 2010).
• People claim to use e-cigarettes as an alternative for harm reduction, reducing smoking cessations, and an aid to quit smoking.
• To date, there has not been sufficient data to evaluate the cessation efficacy and safety of the devices (Etter, 2010).
• Electronic cigarettes have gained worldwide usage since their introduction in 2006 and 2007 by several manufacturers, more than 250 brands have been developed (Noel, Rees, and Connolly, 2012).
• Despite worldwide attention, little information is available on the potential hazards or health effects of e-cigarettes.
• In the U.S. e-cigarettes are available to anyone via gas stations, malls, and the internet (Trtchounian and Talbot, 2012).
• These battery operated devices resemble the appearance of cigarettes and produce a warm vapor when withdrawn from the mouthpiece (Etter, 2010).
• Smokers wanting to quit fail due to their dependence to nicotine and behavioral cues that influence and reinforce smoking (Bullen et al., 2013).
• The lack of adequate labeling and concerns of toxicity by numerous users indicated that regulators should remove e-cigarettes from the market until their safety can be evaluated
• E-cigarettes were used to quit smoking, but lack of adequate labeling and concerns of toxicity by numerous users indicated that regulators should remove them from the market until their safety can be evaluated
• Few studies have investigated e-cigarettes and transdisciplinary research is immediately required
Andrea Alonte, Eric Nunez, Emmalee Tagulao, & Maddison VarvelDept. of Kinesiology, California State University, San Marcos, CA 92096
Bullen, C., Williman, J., Howe, C., Laugesen, M., McRobbie, H., Parag, V., & Walker, N. (2013). Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patch for smoking cessation. BMC Public Health, 1-8.
Etter, J.F. (2010). Electronic cigarettes: a survey of users. BMC Public Health, 1-7.
McQueen, A., Tower, S., & Summer, W. (2011). Interviews With “Vapers”: Implications for Future Research With Electronic Cigarettes. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 13(9), 860-867.
Noel, J.K., Rees, V.W., & Connolly, G.N. (2010). Electronic cigarettes: a new ‘tobacco’ industry? Tobacco Control, 81-82.
Trtchounian, A., & Talbot, P. (2011). Electronic nicotine delivery systems: is there a need for regulation? Tobacco Control, 47-52.
Please contact: Andrea Alonte: [email protected] Nunez: [email protected] Tagulao: [email protected] Varvel: [email protected] State University, San Marcos
Electronic Cigarettes as a Harm Reduction Tool or Smoking Cessation Aid
• Researchers attended meetings in San Marcos, CA to conduct quantitative research methods to analyze data and broad research questions.
• We searched in databases to retrieve peer-reviewed articles and scholarly articles pertaining to electronic cigarettes as a harm reduction and an aid to smoking cessation.
• Databases used were Academic Search Premier, ProQuest, and Google Scholar
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• Nicotine is a dangerous and addictive chemical that can be life threatening at high doses (Trtchounian et al. 2012).
• Etter (2010) states that one-tenth of the amount of nicotine is delivered compared to a normal cigarette.
• Electronic cigarettes do not produce second hand smoke, reducing harm to other people and the environment (McQueen, 2011).
