Evidence from a mouse model on the dangers of thirdhand electronic cigarette exposure during early life. Issue 2 (19th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Hui; Li, Gerard; Allam, Venkata Sita Rama Raju; Wang, Baoming; Chan, Yik Lung; Scarfo, Claudia; Ueland, Maiken; Shimmon, Ronald; Fu, Shanlin; Foster, Paul; Oliver, Brian G.
• Is Part Of: ERJ open research. Volume 6:Issue 2(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04-19
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; Respiration; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Electronic journals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodical; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00022-2020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2312-0541

Abstract

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been used in many countries for >10 years and in this time, there has been a division of opinions amongst both the general public and health professionals regarding the benefit or harms of e-cigarettes. Prior to the reporting of a new phenomenon known as vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), public opinion about the relative harm of e-cigarettes were increasing but they were perceived as less harmful than cigarettes by one third of people [1]. The recent cases of severe illness and death attributable to VAPI were first described in September 2019 [2]. VAPI appears to be related to either the addition of cannabis/cannabis derivates or vitamin E acetate [3], and as such has not caused radical swing away from the use of e-cigarettes without cannabis or cannabis derivates. Thirdhand exposure to e-cigarette residue is likely to have harmful effects in children http://bit.ly/38a2umw