USA E-Cigarette Warning

California's State Health Department has issued a public health advisory warning people off e-cigarettes due to health risks associated with the products. The advisory said the devices emitted not just harmless water vapor, but an aerosol that contained at least 10 chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said that as the first state to subject e-cigarettes to the same laws as regular cigarettes, it was encouraging to see jurisdictions around the world limiting their use.

"The research also found the nicotine in them is as addictive as the nicotine in traditional cigarettes."

In December last year, the Federal Department of Health called for tenders for the preparation of a discussion paper on options to minimise the risks associated with marketing of electronic nicotine delivery systems, or e-cigarettes, as no assessment had been undertaken by the TGA.

Click here to read the Californian advisory and report.

Source: Pharmacydaily.com.au, Tuesday 3 February 2015