Tobacco and Vaping
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FDA proposal would eliminate addicting power of cigarettes, other combustible tobacco products
While the rule could reduce smoking rates, Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD, said clinicians must remember that low-nicotine cigarettes still expose those who smoke to carcinogens.
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Rethinking tobacco use to include all forms of nicotine delivery
Frank Leone, MD, MS, FCCP, said clinicians must reframe how they think about tobacco product use—and how to treat it.
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A word of caution on e-cigarettes: Retracted paper
Editor’s note: On March 29, 2024, the authors of the study, “Efficacy of Electronic Cigarettes vs Varenicline and Nicotine Chewing Gum as an Aid to Stop Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” published in JAMA Internal Medicine, issued a formal retraction of their article. The CHEST Physician Editorial Board apologizes for any confusion this may have…
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Gen Z is hooked on vaping
Pulmonologist Evan Stepp, MD, FCCP, has a teenage daughter who doesn’t smoke or vape – as far as he knows, Stepp will admit – but the statistics on youth smoking are alarming enough to have him worried. On one hand, fewer Americans are smoking today than ever before. Since 1992, the percentage of people who…
