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Electronic cigarettes: the renormalisation of nicotine use

BMJ 2016; 352 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i425 (Published 28 January 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;352:i425
  1. Rehab Auf, researcher1,
  2. Mary Jo Trepka, professor1,
  3. Miguel Angel Cano, assistant professor1,
  4. Mario De La Rosa, professor2,
  5. Marah Selim, researcher3,
  6. Elena Bastida, professor4
  1. 1Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
  2. 2Department of Social Work, College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, USA
  3. 3Bascom Palmer Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, USA
  4. 4Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, USA
  1. rehab.auf{at}fiu.edu

We agree with McKee and Capewell’s article on Public Health England’s report.1 Unfortunately, the debate focuses on the potential harm reduction among dual users and diverts attention away from the harms of e-cigarettes,2 ignoring their impact on naive users, especially adolescents.

Despite the complete ban on …

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