E-cigarettes: Time to Realign our Approach?

See also this recent article published on EcoWatch: 
"E-Cig Vaping Led to Lung Cancer in Mice: What Does This Mean for Humans?"

E-cigarettes: time to realign our approach?
The Lancet
EDITORIAL| VOLUME 394, ISSUE 10206, P1297, OCTOBER 12, 2019

Published:October 12, 2019 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32277-9

A multistate, US outbreak of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use has affected at least 1080 people and caused 18 deaths as of Oct 1, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This number looks set to grow as more cases are discovered and reported. 80% of the patients affected are younger than 35 years, and all report using e-cigarettes, many with tetrahydrocannabinol. The specific exposure is unknown, with no single product or substance associated with the outbreak. Many US e-cigarettes have an uncertain provenance, containing a mix of ingredients, which might be illicit or altered, meaning the cause of the outbreak is difficult to trace. As new data emerge, national bodies must re-analyse the evidence on e-cigarettes and ask: how different are e-cigarettes from combustible cigarettes?

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