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InDepth 18B Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)

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18.0 Introduction

18.1 Assessing the harmfulness of tobacco and tobacco-like products

18.2 Regulation to disclose or reduce harm from tobacco products

18.3 Smoking reduction

18.4 Low nicotine – nicotine reduction

18.5 Chemoprevention of tobacco–related disease

18.6 Screening

InDepth 18A Smokeless tobacco

InDepth 18B Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)

InDepth 18C Heated tobacco (‘heat-not-burn’) products


Suggested citation: Greenhalgh, EM, & Scollo, MM. InDepth 18B: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). In Scollo, MM and Winstanley, MH [editors]. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria; 2018. Available from: http://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/chapter-18-harm-reduction/indepth-18b-e-cigarettes

  

In this section:

  • 18B.0 Introduction
  • 18B.1 The e-cigarette market
  • 18B.2 Advertising and promotion
  • 18B.3 Extent of use
  • 18B.4 Safety and abuse potential
  • 18B.5 Health risks of e-cigarettes
  • 18B.6 Potential negative impacts
  • 18B.7 Potential positive impacts
  • 18B.8 Legal status in Australia
  • 18B.9 International regulatory overview
  • 18B.10 Key Australian and international position statements on e-cigarettes, health, and options for regulation
  • 18B.11 Public perceptions of e-cigarettes
 
 

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  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
    Trends in the prevalence of smoking
  • Chapter 2
    Trends in tobacco consumption
  • Chapter 3
    The health effects of active smoking
  • Chapter 4
    The health effects of secondhand smoke
  • Chapter 5
    Influences on the uptake and prevention of smoking
  • Chapter 6
    Addiction
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    Smoking cessation
  • Chapter 8
    Tobacco use among Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders
  • Chapter 9
    Smoking and social disadvantage
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    The tobacco industry in Australian society
  • Chapter 11
    Tobacco advertising and promotion
  • Chapter 12
    The construction and labelling of Australian cigarettes
  • Chapter 13
    The pricing and taxation of tobacco products in Australia
  • Chapter 14
    Social marketing and public education campaigns
  • Chapter 15
    Smokefree environments
  • Chapter 16
    Tobacco litigation in Australia
  • Chapter 17
    The economics of tobacco control
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    Potential for harm reduction in tobacco control
  • Chapter 19
    The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
  • Appendix 1
    Useful weblinks to tobacco resources

See also our 'InDepth' discussions of: 

  • E-cigarettes
  • Heated tobacco ('heat-not-burn') products
  • Smokeless tobacco
  • Tobacco industry—Strategies for influence 
  • Evidence for and effects of plain packaging
  • Health warnings

 

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