Premiere Airdate: October 3, 2013
Some claim that e-cigarettes (or vapor cigarettes) are an effective cessation tool for weaning addicted smokers off of cigarettes. However, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved e-cigarettes for this purpose because more research needs to be done about the potential positive and negative effects of e-cigarettes. In this report by Maui High School, a spokesperson for the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii claims that there may be health hazards related to the use of e-cigarettes, that the quality control of some of the products is questionable, and that there is no conclusive evidence that they offer an effective cessation method for smokers. Until more conclusive research is done, the jury is out on e-cigarettes.
