Shahab L, Goniewicz ML, Blount BC, et al
Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service
Endorsing ENDS The public health benefit of e-cigarettes was endorsed by two recent UK reports, one from the Public Health England which declared that the product was 95% safer than cigarettes and the other from the Royal College of Physicians who concluded that On the basis of available evidence, the RCP believes that e-cigarettes could lead to significant falls in the prevalence of smoking in the UK, prevent many deaths and episodes of serious illness, and help to reduce the social inequalities in health that tobacco smoking currently exacerbates
The next morning, after a full breakfast, Grandpa visits the little house, sets down on his personal throne, lights his pipe, drops the used match down the middle hole
Resistance to change, skepticism regarding the efficacy of biodegradable filters, and concerns over product safety can impede adoption
All of this was very much in the minds of the panelists participating in the Smoker Friendly Tobacco Festival and Conference's "Tobacco Wall Street to Main Street" general session