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. 2016 Feb 4:4:5.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00005. eCollection 2016.

Employing the Precautionary Principle to Evaluate the Use of E-Cigarettes

Ashley M Bush  1 , James W Holsinger Jr  2 , Lawrence D Prybil  1
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Employing the Precautionary Principle to Evaluate the Use of E-Cigarettes

Ashley M Bush et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have emerged onto the public market as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes; however, science is inconclusive as e-cigarettes have not been thoroughly investigated, including their short- and long-term risks and benefits (1, 2). The question arises of whether e-cigarettes will become the future tobacco crisis. This paper connects the precautionary principle to the use of e-cigarettes in an effort to guide decision-makers in the prevention of adverse health outcomes and societal costs.

Keywords: e-cigarettes; precautionary principle; public health; smoking; tobacco.

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