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As FDA gives the nod to some e-cigarettes, a global look at vaping regulations (audio 🔊)

For the first time ever, the US Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to an electronic or e-cigarette. It was three e-cigarettes, actually, made by Vuse, which is part of RJ Reynolds. There's been a fierce public health debate in the United States about whether e-cigarettes are a help to people trying to quit smoking or another way for companies to hook another generation to nicotine. To get a global comparison to how e-cigarettes are regulated, Marco Werman speaks with Clifford Douglas, the director of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network and adjunct professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

POSTED: Mon Oct 18, 2021

Don’t Rush FDA’s Vaping Products Review

“It is also important for the public -- including clinicians -- to be aware of the rapidly growing evidence that vaping can be effective in quitting smoking. Indeed, the CDC reports that more adult smokers use, and have success using, e-cigarettes than other products in their attempts to quit smoking. And vaping is likely more effective for smoking cessation than FDA-approved nicotine replacement medicines, such as gum and patches, according to multiple credible sources, including the respected Cochrane Review.” — Clifford E. Douglas, JD (Director, Tobacco Research Network; Faculty, University of Michigan School of Public Health)

POSTED: Mon Sep 13, 2021