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Dai, Hongying and Benowitz, Neal L and Achutan, Chandran and Farazi, Paraskevi A and Degarege, Abraham and Khan, Ali S (2022) Exposure to toxicants associated with use and transitions between cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and no tobacco. JAMA Network Open, 5, (2), e2147891. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47891.

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Question: Does exposure to tobacco-related toxicants change when users transition between cigarette, e-cigarette, dual use, and no use?

Findings: In this large-scale, longitudinal cohort study, transitions from cigarettes or dual use to e-cigarettes or no use were associated with reduced exposure to toxicants. Switching from exclusive cigarette use to dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes was not associated with a decrease in levels of toxicant biomarkers in urine.

Meaning: These findings may inform regulatory strategies and public health policies to guide tobacco users toward harm reduction transition patterns.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
International, Open Access, Article
Drug Type
Tobacco / Nicotine
Intervention Type
Treatment method, Harm reduction
Date
1 February 2022
Identification #
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47891
Page Range
e2147891
Volume
5
Number
2
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