E-cigarettes could cut smoking-related deaths

E-cigarettes could cut smoking-related deaths by 21 percent: study

A window display with different colour models of electronic cigarettes is seen in a shop in Paris

A window display with different colour models of electronic cigarettes is seen in a shop in Paris (Copyright Reuters 2016)

E-cigarettes could lead to a 21 percent drop in deaths from smoking-related diseases in those born after 1997, according to a study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Cancer Institute and the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network, found that under most plausible scenarios e-cigarettes and other vapor products have a generally positive public health impact.

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