alongside a growing number of states and localities taking action against flavored tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, and comes as the Food and Drug Administration has announced its intention to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
Several international guidelines (from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and the Haute Authorit de Sant de France) advise that e-cigarettes may be used for cessation in certain cases but that information should be provided on the risks and uncertainties, including that e-cigarettes are not licensed medicines in most jurisdictions, and that there is a lack of evidence on long-term harms.95 , 97 99 The Australian and French guidelines suggest that other therapies should be considered first.97 , 99 The United States Preventive Services Task Force judged that the evidence on e-cigarettes was insufficient and recommends directing patients to interventions with proven effectiveness and safety.94 Gaps in knowledge Large comparative trials101 will likely refine future recommendations
"It will remove every opportunity of the tobacco industry to put colours, associations, anything that says to smokers, 'you will look fantastic with this'." He says the move is an important world first
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