A public health strategy for e-cigarettes

• Verfasst von: Schneider, Sven [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Diehl, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: A public health strategy for e-cigarettes
• Verf.angabe: Sven Schneider, Katharina Diehl
• E-Jahr: 2015
• Jahr: 27 May 2015
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 30.01.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
• Ort Quelle: Wien : Springer, 2003
• Jahr Quelle: 2015
• Band/Heft Quelle: 127(2015), 13-14, Seite 570-576
• ISSN Quelle: 1613-7671
• DOI: doi:10.1007/s00508-015-0800-0
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 156787469X

Abstract

The e-cigarette may present a new and significant Public Health problem: Studies published so far do not seem to indicate that e-cigarette use is just a passing trend. If e-cigarette use is less harmless than it is portrayed in many advertisements, Public Health would do well to start a serious discussion about a suitable prevention policy as soon as possible.The aim of this short paper is to discuss a range of measures designed to prevent e-cigarette consumption.Concretely, we suggest to monitor e-cigarette use, the e-cigarette industry and prevention policies, to implement a vapor-free policy, to develop help to quit e-cigarette use, to inform about the health risks of e-cigarette use, to establish regulations on e-cigarette advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and to introduce taxes on e-cigarettes.