E-cigarette regulation: a delicate balance for public health

Addiction. 2020 Dec;115(12):2197-2199. doi: 10.1111/add.15092. Epub 2020 May 8.

Abstract

To address youth vaping, a regulatory strategy is required that includes removal of flavors from all tobacco products, closing the cartridge loophole, and an e-cigarette liquid product standard that decreases palatability to naïve users. Lawmakers, public health officials, and scientists need to collaborate, utilizing evidence-based approaches, to rigorously evaluate tobacco regulation policy.

Keywords: E-cigarettes; electronic nicotine delivery systems; public health policy; tobacco regulation; tobacco regulatory science; youth.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems*
  • Humans
  • Public Health / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Vaping / legislation & jurisprudence*