Electronic Cigarettes and Vape Devices

Susan Walley, MD, NCTTP, FAAP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL, USAKaren Wilson, MD, MPH, FAAP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

• Introduction.- A Brief History of Tobacco and Implications for New Tobacco Products.- The E-Cigarette Phenomenon: What it is, why it is happening, and what you should know about it.- Background and description of e-cigarette products and solutions.- Acute and Chronic Health Effects of E-cigarette use.- Health Effects of E-cigarettes and Other Vaping Devices on Non-users.- Recommendations for prevention and treatment of e-cigarette use among youth in the clinical setting.- Evaluation of evidence of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation treatment for adult smokers.- Marketing and advertising of E-cigarettes and Pathways to Prevention.- The E-cigarette Regulatory Landscape: Policy and Advocacy Approaches.- Resource Page.- Conclusion.

“A comprehensive guide to e-cigarettes and vape devices, such as this book, could be a very useful reference for dental professionals trying to increase their knowledge on this complex topic. This book covers a wide range of subjects, from the history and background of tobacco and novel products through to health effects, marketing/advertising, and regulation. … this book presents a very narrow viewpoint on e-cigarettes, generally being very negative towards them.” (Richard Holliday, Evidence-Based Dentistry, Vol. 24 (4), 2023)​