An article on tobacco harm reduction and cigarette alternatives (smokeless, dissolvable, and e-cig):
Washam C 2011. Can Cigarette Alternatives Deliver a Safer Fix? Environ Health Perspect 119:a286-a287.
(01 July 2011, pdf)
Washam C 2011. Can Cigarette Alternatives Deliver a Safer Fix? Environ Health Perspect 119:a286-a287.
(01 July 2011, pdf)
tobacco harm reductionencouraging the use of cigarette alternatives as a way to reduce the public health impact of smokingis the subject of fierce debate in the public health community.1,2 Some believe such alternatives perpetuate nicotine addiction in smokers and may even be manufactured and marketed specifically to keep smokers smoking.3 The goal should be relief from addiction to nicotine, not long-term maintenance, says Norman Edelman, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association.
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