Less than 1 percent used vaping as 'gateway' to smoking
New survey results undermine a Democratic talking point that electronic cigarettes are a gateway to smoking cigarettes, as users of the popular vaping product JUUL report high rates of quitting.
A new survey of nearly 19,000 JUUL users in the United States found that less than 1 percent of its customers were not smokers before they began vaping. By contrast, over 64 percent of adults who were smokers before they began using JUUL have used the product to stop smoking cigarettes.
"Our mission is to eliminate cigarette smoking in the world by providing adult smokers with a true alternative to cigarettes," JUUL said. "We are encouraged by these survey results, and we look forward to continuing to engage with the FDA regarding the relevance of switching data to the public health impact of JUUL."
The Food and Drug Administration delayed regulations affecting electronic cigarettes and vaping devices until 2022, allowing companies already on the market as of August 2016 to continue to operate.
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5 comments:
Um. They are still ingesting tobacco. Its just a new delivery system. The underlying problem remains.
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You are wrong - there is no tobacco in ecigs. Read the ingredients. It's a nicotine delivery system just like nicorette gum and patches. It's the combustion of tobacco that causes the health issues.
Wanna try to prohibit tobacco? Good luck!
Can't wait for the Dems to squirm when pot is legal in all 50 states!!
Survey of 21 and older, online purchasers only. (Not mentioned in article but in the link to company site)
In addition to still having the nicotine addiction you are placing unknown other chemicals into your lungs with these products.
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