TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Kathleen Stratton A2 - Leslie Y. Kwan A2 - David L. Eaton TI - Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes SN - 978-0-309-46834-3 DO - 10.17226/24952 PY - 2018 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24952/public-health-consequences-of-e-cigarettes PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - Millions of Americans use e-cigarettes. Despite their popularity, little is known about their health effects. Some suggest that e-cigarettes likely confer lower risk compared to combustible tobacco cigarettes, because they do not expose users to toxicants produced through combustion. Proponents of e-cigarette use also tout the potential benefits of e-cigarettes as devices that could help combustible tobacco cigarette smokers to quit and thereby reduce tobacco-related health risks. Others are concerned about the exposure to potentially toxic substances contained in e-cigarette emissions, especially in individuals who have never used tobacco products such as youth and young adults. Given their relatively recent introduction, there has been little time for a scientific body of evidence to develop on the health effects of e-cigarettes. Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes reviews and critically assesses the state of the emerging evidence about e-cigarettes and health. This report makes recommendations for the improvement of this research and highlights gaps that are a priority for future research. ER -