Adolescent use of e-cigarettes associated with increased likelihood of starting to smoke
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Adolescent use of e-cigarettes associated with increased likelihood of starting to smoke

Dion Smyth Lecturer-practitioner in cancer and palliative care, Birmingham City University

Use of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation devices is the subject of an ongoing public health debate. An American study seems to support concerns that such devices could serve as ‘gateway’ products to tobacco smoking for previous non-smoking juveniles.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 15, 2, 14-14. doi: 10.7748/cnp.15.2.14.s18

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