AUTHOR=Bush Ashley M. , Holsinger James W. , Prybil Lawrence D. 

TITLE=Employing the Precautionary Principle to Evaluate the Use of E-Cigarettes

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 4 - 2016

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00005

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2016.00005

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Electronic cigarettes have emerged onto the public market as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes; however, science is inconclusive as electronic cigarettes have not been thoroughly investigated, including their short- and long-term risks and benefits.1,2 The question arises of whether electronic cigarettes will become the future tobacco crisis. This paper connects the Precautionary Principle to the use of electronic cigarettes in an effort to guide decision-makers in the prevention of adverse health outcomes and societal costs.