The Evidence of Electronic Cigarette Risks Is Catching Up With Public Perception

and lung disease), this effect of depressing smoking cessation in the population as a whole is another risk of using e-cigarettes.Increased perceived risks of e-cigarettes is also an important element for curbing their use by youth.Youth who believe that e-cigarettes are not harmful or are less harmful than cigarettes are more likely to use e-cigarettes than youth with more negative views of e-cigarettes.14 In terms of overall public health effects, this explosion of youth use swamps any potential harm reduction that may accompany adults switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes.15 From this perspective, the declining public perception that e-cigarettes are less harmful than cigarettes is a good thing that may turn out to be where the scientific consensus lands as the new evidence on the harms of e-cigarettes continues to accumulate.