The innovation that led to vapor products such as e-cigarettes is without question one of the most exciting advancements in public health and tobacco harm reduction in the last 10 years. Despite an overabundance of distorted and misleading information propagated by some in the public health community, responsibly manufactured vapor products are not only a safer alternative to traditional combustible products, they also provide smokers with a viable path to reducing their tobacco consumption and quitting altogether.
As is so often the case, this technological revolution in smoking cessation is outpacing the ability of a lumbering government to appropriately regulate vapor products. Which results in a game of regulatory catch up that is creating more dangerous consequences for public health.
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