2019/02/20 by Brian P. Jenssen, Rachel Boykan · 1 citation
Medicine · Health Professions · #Smoking Behavior and Cessation #Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet #School Health and Nursing Education #Popularity #Tobacco control #Call to action #Public health #Political science #Environmental health #Product (mathematics) #Surgeon general #Action (physics) #Tobacco product #Youth smoking #Electronic cigarette #Disease control #Advertising #Tobacco use #Tobacco industry #Tobacco in Alabama #Tobacco harm reduction #Business #Medicine #Law #Population
paper · pdf · doi:10.3390/children6020030
openalex publication_date 2019/02/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
E-cigarettes have emerged and soared in popularity in the past ten years, making them the most common tobacco product used among youth in the United States (US). In this review, we discuss what the Surgeon General has called a public health "epidemic"-the precipitous increase in youth use of e-cigarettes and the health consequences of this behavior. Further, we review tobacco control policy efforts (e.g., Tobacco 21, banning flavors, advertising restrictions, and clean indoor air laws)-efforts proven to be critical in reducing cigarette smoking and smoking-related disease and death among US children and adults-including their potential and challenges regarding managing and mitigating the emergence of e-cigarettes. Finally, we close with a discussion of the efforts of transnational tobacco companies to rebrand themselves using e-cigarettes and other new products.