E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains

Saba Kassim and Konstantinos E. Farsalinos
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Saba Kassim: College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 43353, Saudi Arabia
Konstantinos E. Farsalinos: Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Sygrou 356, Kallithea 17654, Greece

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-3

Abstract: Khat chewing/use, a green leaf with amphetamine-like effects is socially integrated in the Middle East and Africa. Khat chewing is often associated with tobacco smoking and occurs in closed places, such as a family home setting where the smoke-free laws cannot be implemented. Tobacco cigarette smoking among khat chewers is a significant concern, but there is also second-hand exposure to smoke at home or in places where khat users gather. Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes represent a significantly less harmful form of nicotine intake. Evaluating the effects of e-cigarettes among khat chewers could be important in understanding the impact of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction approach, with the potential to reduce the health risk associated with smoking.

Keywords: khat; tobacco smoking; e-cigarettes; nicotine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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