title: Are E-cigarettes a safe and good alternative to cigarette smoking?
abstract: Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) are devices that can vaporize a nicotine solution combined with liquid flavors instead of burning tobacco leaves. Since their emergence in 2004, E-cigarettes have become widely available, and their use has increased exponentially worldwide. E-cigarettes are aggressively advertised as a smoking cessation aid; as healthier, cheaper, and more socially acceptable than conventional cigarettes. In recent years, these claims have been evaluated in numerous studies. This review explores the development of the current E-cigarette and its market, prevalence of awareness, and use. The review also explores the beneficial and adverse effects of E-cigarettes in various aspects in accordance with recent research. The discussed aspects include smoking cessation or reduction and the health risks, social impact, and environmental consequences of E-cigarettes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Oren
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rom
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pecorelli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valacchi
authors.forename: Abraham Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Reznick
mesh_terms: D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000628:therapy* / Q000639:trends; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: cigarette smoking; electronic cigarette; nicotine; smoking cessation