E-Cigarettes Presentation
E-Cigarettes Presentation
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“Are E-cigarettes a Bridge Product to Smoking or Abstinence? Or Both?”
As part of its 10-year Anniversary Thought Leadership Series, the American Legacy Foundation® hosted a panel discussion on e-cigarettes (September 16, 2009), which have emerged as an important area of discussion for the public health and tobacco control communities, smokers and those trying to quit. Public health experts provided thoughts, opinions and recommendations about the controversial e-cigarette, a nicotine delivery device containing no tobacco that is designed to mimic cigarettes and cigarette smoking. E-cigarettes are primarily manufactured in China by non-drug companies, and are not currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In July, the FDA released findings that e-cigarettes contain chemicals toxic to humans and that quality control processes used in the manufacturing of e-cigarettes are inconsistent or non-existent. The product is still currently available in the marketplace, despite the many unanswered questions concerning both its efficacy and safety.
Panelists
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Dr. David Abrams
Executive Director
Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Legacy
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Nathan Cobb, M.D.
Research Investigator
Steven A. Schroeder National Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at the American Legacy Foundation
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Jack Henning field, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research & Health Policy
Pinney Associates
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Peter G. Shields, M.D.
Deputy Director
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University
Background on Warner Series
Quarterly, the American Legacy Foundation has hosted the Warner Lecture Series, named for founding Legacy Board member and health economist, Kenneth E. Warner, to further discussion and knowledge on topics of relevance to public health and tobacco control. Past topics include:
- Marketing to Priority Populations
- The Surgeon General’s Report: What are the Consequences of Smoking on Health?
- Overview of the STEPS Community Grant Program
- Smoking Cessation with Latino Smokers
- Correlates of Smoking and Smoking Patterns among American Indians
- “From the Ground Up”: North Carolina’s On the Ground Campus Campaign
- Varenicline and Other Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Under the Radar: Understanding Tobacco Use in Urban African American Young Adults