Posted by Suzanne Condron, M.D. on Dec 23, 2015 10:00:00 AM
Over the past 40 years, public health campaigns and legislative policies have helped get the message out that cigarettes are a bad idea for everyone, especially kids. The last few years, however, have seen a skyrocketing trend that threatens to undo the progress we have made in curtailing children’s interest in — and access to – cigarettes. I’m referring, of course, to electronic nicotine devices (ENDs), also called electronic cigarettes, e-cigs or vapes.
Topics: e-cigs, electronic nicotine devices, ecigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vapes, ENDs
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