Modern electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were first introduced to the international market in
2007 and were lauded as a tool for smoking cessation (1, 2). Little known, however, is that …

The idea of a battery-powered nicotine delivery device dates back to 1963 but did not come
to fruition until the e-cigarette was created in China by Hon Lik in 2003. The concept …

Every year 7.7 million lives are cut short, and 200 million disability-adjusted life-years are
lost as a consequence of the tobacco epidemic (1). Smoking is responsible for around one …

The debate about the safety of e-cigarettes is heating up in the public and scientific press. A
number of cities in the United States have already extended or are considering extending …

Rationale: Numerous studies have demonstrated that e-cigarettes can impact respiratory
immune homeostasis; however, the extent of these effects remains an active area of …

I have read the manuscript published in your journal, written by Hopkins NS, on e-cigarette
use. In the content,“a rational approach” has been moved to the agenda (1). I agree that …

No legal habit has caused more morbidity and mortality than cigarette smoking which takes
greater than 10years away from the average smoker's life, being a major risk factor for the …

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs), also known as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS),
have been commercially available for over fifteen years. In this time, they have increased in …

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes (e-cigs), vape pens, e-
hookahs, e-pipes, tanks, mods, vapes, and other systems were introduced in 2006, offering …

First,“smoking is highly addictive” because inhaled nicotine is rapidly absorbed in the lungs
(following cigarette smoking) and binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the addiction …