Titre : | Start-up e-cigarette brand aims to "improve smokers' lives" (2018) |
Auteurs : | D. KAMEROW |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | British Medical Journal (Vol.362, n°8161, 14 July 2018) |
Article en page(s) : | k2930 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SAN (Santé publique / Public health) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés E-CIGARETTE ; INDUSTRIE DU TABAC |
Résumé : |
But the Juul "epidemic" in schools is very worrisome.
Great news: the prevalence of cigarette smoking continues to decline in the US, now down to about 14% of the population. Quite a change from 42% in the early 1960s. Furthermore, high school students’ cigarette smoking rate has declined to a new low of 9%. These decreases may be, in part, because of the increased use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes. And that, on the other hand, may not be good news, because e-cigarettes have become wildly popular with teenagers. As Time magazine recently said, "Vaping is the new smoking. Is that a good thing?" [Extract] |
Domaine : | Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette |
Refs biblio. : | 7 |
Affiliation : | Georgetown University, UK |
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