title: [Electronic cigarettes: use, health risks, and effectiveness as a cessation method].
abstract: The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among adults in the Netherlands is increasing but is still relatively low. Increasing numbers of young people abroad are experimenting with e-cigarettes but no trend data for the Netherlands are available to date. Young people who experiment with e-cigarettes are principally those young people who already smoke conventional cigarettes or have done so in the past; the same applies to adults. There are no indications that experimenting with e-cigarettes can lead to tobacco addiction. Although the vapour from e-cigarettes contains substances that are harmful to health, the health risks from the use of e-cigarettes are far smaller than those from smoking conventional cigarettes. Too few research data are available to be able to conclude that e-cigarettes are an effective aid to smoking cessation.
authors: Maastricht University, Onderzoeksinstituut Caphri, Maastricht.
authors: Marc C
authors: MC
authors: Willemsen
authors: Esther A
authors: EA
authors: Croes
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Kotz
authors: Onno C P
authors: OC
authors: van Schayck
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention