Smoking out the truth
Are health claims for the new generation of e-cigarettes true, or are they a smokescreen?
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Electronic cigarettes are the latest device being touted as a “safer” alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes.
I don't want to see people galloping to assume that this is the solution to the problem with smoking before they know its health effects.
But are the health claims for this new generation of cigarettes actually true, or are they a smokescreen?
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TechKnow delves into the new science on e-cigarettes with contributor Dr Crystal Dilworth, who is a molecular neuroscientist specialising in nicotine research.
She explores whether e-cigarettes are a way to get a nicotine fix without the harmful carcinogens that come with smoking, or if they are simply a gateway drug that leads young smokers to addiction and other forms of experimentation.
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Published On 6 Dec 2014