Online PR News – 04-May-2010 –

A survey published this week by JF Etter (Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine, University of Geneva) suggests that electronic cigarettes help smokers to quit.

The results come as no surprise to the people who use the device.

Etter noted in his survey that more studies are needed on electronic cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration issued a press release in July of 2009 suggesting that the inhaled vapor from the electronic cigarette contained carcinogens and toxic chemicals. Many studies completed since have shown otherwise.

Dr. Murray Laugesen, of Health New Zealand, had harsh criticism for the FDA’s press release, saying the agency had “. . . condemned electronic cigarettes for containing cancer-causing nitrosamines. However, the levels in FDA-approved nicotine gum and patch are similar, and in cigarettes, much higher (up to 5000 times higher).”

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According to the American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP), “Experience suggests that e-cigarettes may be more acceptable to smokers than the currently available pharmaceutical alternatives. A smoker can secure almost all the health benefits of quitting if he or she transitions to an e-cigarette.”