In the news:  The age-old battle between health advocates and tobacco/nicotine proponents never really stopped; it only seemed to take a pause long enough to allow more science to pile up against the use of them.

Last June I wrote New study reignites flame linking cigarettes and schizophrenia (Examiner.com). That was only a tiny piece of the puzzle.  While that article covered cigarettes, it didn’t include the other related hot topic:  Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes).

In terms of this battle now that e-cigarettes have taken on a share of the market, things are really starting to heat up.

And so…, the debates and arguments against both cigarettes and e-cigarettes continue…

• Those Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes May Actually Help People Quit – Health.com

• Where we stand now: E-cigarettes – CNN

• Potentially dangerous molecules detected in e-cigarette aerosols – Science – Science Daily

• E-cigarettes damage DNA in lab study – Miami Herald

• Smoking ban for pubic housing residents – missouriadvocate.com

•  E-cigarette rule hurting NZ’s poorest – Radio New Zealand News

 

For research and possible solutions:

• Great information in English and Spanish/Español for teens, Veterans, and more –  smokefree.gov

• Smoking & Tobacco Use page – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Smoking and Tobacco (+ The Missouri Tobacco Quitline) – Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

 

 

Last update 01.04.16

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