Electronic Cigarettes: Toxicity and Addiction

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  • Bashir M. Rezk Department of Natural Sciences, Southern University at New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70126, USA; Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States and other countries. More than 20 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the 1
  • Merhan E. Y. Khedr Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States and other countries. More than 20 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the 1
  • Suresh C. Sikka Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States and other countries. More than 20 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the 1
  • Wayne J. G. Hellstrom Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States and other countries. More than 20 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the 1
  • Asim B. Abdel-Mageed Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States and other countries. More than 20 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the 1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/TFMOJ-1-e007

Keywords:

Cigarette smoking, preventable disease, premature death, United States, non-smokers, lung cancer, secondhand smoke (SHS), Electronic Cigarettes, Addiction

Abstract

Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States and other countries. More than 20 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the 1st Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health was released in 1964.1 Approximately, 2.5 million were non-smokers who died from heart disease or lung cancer caused by exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS).1 Generally, smoking causes 20% of deaths in the United States each year.

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2016-10-04

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Bashir M. Rezk, Merhan E. Y. Khedr, Suresh C. Sikka, Wayne J. G. Hellstrom, & Asim B. Abdel-Mageed. (2016). Electronic Cigarettes: Toxicity and Addiction. Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, 1(2), e16-e18. https://doi.org/10.17140/TFMOJ-1-e007

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