Vaping bans raise fear of return to smoking | American Pharmacists Association

Some public health and addiction experts are concerned that government responses to vaping-related health crises could push adult e-cigarette users back to traditional cigarettes. State governments have cracked down on vaping products amid the spread of a mysterious vaping-related illness and a surge in youth vaping.

Some public health and addiction experts are concerned that government responses to vaping-related health crises could push adult e-cigarette users back to traditional cigarettes. State governments have cracked down on vaping products amid the spread of a mysterious vaping-related illness and a surge in youth vaping. CDC advised the public to avoid vaping products earlier this year but has since narrowed its warning, advising people, not to vape THC. E-cigarette sales have dropped 18% since CDC's initial warning on September 7, and that month, HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced plans to take all flavoured nicotine e-cigarettes off the market. Several states have adopted similar measures, prompting protests from adult vape users who say the technology has helped them break long-time smoking habits. Dave Abrams, a tobacco-control expert and professor at New York University's College of Global Public Health, says that "it's absolutely insane to leave menthol cigarettes on the market and take away menthol or mint e-cigarettes. That makes no public-health sense if you're aiming to save lives. ... You want the least-harmful product to be as appealing.

Sourced from: www.pharmacist.com vaping products -- part of an effort to stem use among kids and curb a growing health crisis -- e-cigarette advocates press to preserve flavours for adults, industry experts say it's restricting their access to these products and educating parents and teachers will have the biggest impact.