E-cigarettes ‘gateway’ to smoking for non-smokers
Banks E, Katie Beckwith K, Joshy G. Summary report on use of e-cigarettes and relation to tobacco smoking uptake and cessation, relevant to the Australian context. Preprint of Australian National University Report, September 24, 2020The research found using e-cigarettes – or vaping – increases the chance of non-smokers switching to cigarettes, while evidence e-cigarettes could help people quit smoking remains unclear. Non-smokers who used e-cigarettes were three times as likely to take up regular smoking.
https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/211618/3/E-cigarettes%20smoking%20behaviour%20summary%20report%20final%20200924.pdf
Stephen Hamann