Health Tip: Are E-Cigarettes Safe?

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People may turn to electronic cigarettes thinking they are a healthier alternative to smoking.

Not so fast, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. E-cigarettes can:

• Encourage use of tobacco products, either by former smokers or by those who have never smoked.
• Cause harm to pregnant women and fetuses.
• Cause nicotine poisoning from accidental ingestion, inhalation or absorption of the nicotine liquid in e-cigarettes.
• Expose non e-cigarette users to secondhand nicotine emissions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is particularly concerned about users under the age of 18: On Thursday, the agency said it will ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. The move is part of its long-awaited plan to extend the agency’s regulatory powers across all tobacco products.

Source: HealthDay

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