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(Current FDA ban on sales, marketing and advertising of tobacco products does not apply to ecigs) Nicotine Is highly addictive Toxic to developing fetuses Can disrupt formation of brain circuits in youth In liquid form is dangerous (poisonings) CDC on electronic cigarette use Potential Harm Health Risks May lead to regular use of nicotine and/or use of cigarettes in youth or adult non-smokers May delay quitting and/or diminish the chances a smoker will quit by leading to long-term END use May discourage smokers from using proven quit methods May increase former smoker relapse Potential Harm Health Risks (continued) Electronic cigarette use may Expose children and adolescents, pregnant women, and non-smokers to 2nd hand aerosol or psychoactive substances Glamorize or renormalize tobacco use Result in poisonings among users or non-users CDC on electronic cigarette use Potential Benefit Could lead to complete long-term substitution by established smokers Short term use may aid in quitting Use could assist in transfer to a society with little or no use of burned (combusted) products CDC supports an indoor ban An electronic cigarette ban in public places might be beneficial in that it would: Assure clean indoor air Support tobacco free norms Support smoke-free enforcement given ecigs can be used outside of conventional smoking State Laws Prohibiting Sales to Minors and Indoor Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems United States, November 2014

Stop the Madness and Send Out the S.O.S Like any problem, ignoring the effects of smoking whether invisible or right in front of your face will not make these issues go away

Known confounders will be included in the linear models, and other covariates will be included if their individual bivariate associations with both the group variable and outcome are significant at a 10% level

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