Since the spread of tobacco from the Americas hundreds of years ago, tobacco cigarettes
and, more recently, alternative tobacco products have become global products of nicotine …

Background Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is prevalent among adolescents and
young adults, but there has been limited knowledge about health consequences in human …

The topic of e-cigarettes is controversial. Opponents focus on e-cigarettes' risks for young
people, while supporters emphasize the potential for e-cigarettes to assist smokers in …

Importance Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death
in the US. In 2014, it was estimated that 480 000 deaths annually are attributed to cigarette …

Background E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid and deliver an
aerosolized product to the user. Pulmonary illnesses related to e-cigarette use have been …

Background Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are handheld electronic vaping devices which
produce an aerosol formed by heating an e‐liquid. Some people who smoke use ECs to …

Nationwide, 82% of patients hospitalized with e-cigarette or vaping, product use–associated
lung injury (EVALI) reported tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing product use. Vitamin E …

E‐cigarette aerosols are exceedingly different from conventional tobacco smoke, containing
dozens of chemicals not found in cigarette smoke. It is highly likely that chronic use of e …

A number of environmental agents are known to cause acute or subacute inhalation injury to
the lung parenchyma. Indeed, emergency response guidelines for medical personnel …

In high-income countries, the biggest cause of premature death, defined as death before 70
years, is smoking of manufactured cigarettes. Smoking-related disease was responsible for …