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=4 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 (e-cigarettes) have emerged onto the public market as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes; however, science is inconclusive as e-cigarettes have not been thoroughly investigated, including their short- and long-term risks and benefits (1, 2). The question arises of whether e-cigarettes will become the future tobacco crisis. This paper connects the precautionary principle to the use of e-cigarettes in an effort to guide decision-makers in the prevention of adverse health outcomes and societal costs.