Electronic Cigarette Harms: Aggregate Evidence Shows Damage to Biological Systems

Stephen L. Hamann, Nipapun Kungskulniti (), Naowarut Charoenca, Vijj Kasemsup, Suwanna Ruangkanchanasetr and Passara Jongkhajornpong
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Stephen L. Hamann: Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Nipapun Kungskulniti: Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Naowarut Charoenca: Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Vijj Kasemsup: Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Suwanna Ruangkanchanasetr: Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Passara Jongkhajornpong: Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: Evidence of the harms of e-cigarettes has been unfolding slowly and has been documented in many reviews and reports worldwide. A narrative review of new evidence is presented since, as research has continued, newly aggregated evidence of the dangers of electronic cigarettes on the brain, heart, and lungs is vital to inform decisions on restricting the use of e-cigarettes. Several biomedical research databases were searched for electronic cigarette health effects, emphasizing reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Over 50 review studies, primarily in 2022 and 2023, illustrate some of the latest information on e-cigarette harms. Results show studies of respiratory, neurological, and cardiovascular effects. Researchers call for expanding studies through new methods to elaborate on initial findings of multiple harms emerging in clinical investigations. Since the use of electronic cigarettes for adult cessation is not sanctioned in most countries, it is clear that health authorities see significant costs to the health of the general population if the promotion and use of electronic cigarettes occur worldwide. Regulatory action to control electronic cigarettes should consider the substantial evidence of electronic cigarette harm.

Keywords: unsafe; electronic cigarettes; e-cigarettes; health effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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