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On December 19, 2016, WXYZ-TV Detroit , Channel 7 released a report on the incidence of vaping among United States adolescents and its appeal to children.


On November 24, 2017, Senator Leyonhjelm of the Liberal Democrats addressed the Senate on the health benefits of e-cigarettes and some misinformation allegedly supplied by opponents of e-cigarettes to the Senate Health Committee.


On October 31, 2014, BBC medical journalist Michael Mosley examined some of the concerns surrounding e-cigarettes in a 5 minute segment which finds in their favour.


On May 5, 2016, 41 Action News televised a report on the United States Federal Drug Administration (FDA) prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.


On May 8, 2017, Prager U, the information site developed by radio talk show host, Dennis Prager, and radio producer and screenwriter, Allen Estrin, released a 5 minute segment arguing for the benefits of e-cigarettes.


On March 3, 2015, WWLP-22News released a report on children in Massachusetts accessing e-cigarettes online despite it being illegal for them to do so.


On September 1, 2014, BBC News ran a report looking at some of the contaminants that might be in e-cigarettes.




Web links, documents and video clips

On November 24, 2017, The Australian published a report titled ' Health trio accused of presenting "factual errors" to e-cig inquiry'. The report presents accusations of supplying false information made by British Health authorities against Australian health authorities in relation to e-cigarettes. The Australian response is also supplied.
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On November 14, 2017, the ABC published a report titled ' E-cigarettes: Is Australia out of step with other countries?'
This is a detailed treatment of the arguments for and against making e-cigarettes more readily available in Australia.
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On October 3, 2017, Live Science published a report titled ' Should People Who Can't Quit Smoking Switch to E-Cigarettes?' which advocates that those who cannot give up tobacco smoking would benefit from swapping their habit for vaping.
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On September 21, 2017, BBC News published a news report titled ' NHS Health Scotland: E-cigs 'definitely' less harmful than smoking'
The news report detailed a consensus statement, published by Scotland's national health education and promotion agency, asserting the relative health benefits of e-cigarettes in comparison to tobacco smoking.
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On August 29, 2017, Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Dr Colin Mendelsohn, published on his Internet site a comment titled 'No evidence that e-cigarettes are leading teens to smoke'
The piece argues that there is no significant evidence to suggest that young people shift from e-cigarettes to tobacco.
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On August 28, 2017, The Guardian published an analysis titled ' Smoke and mirrors? Experts divide over Australia's e-cigarettes ban'
The article presents the arguments for and against Australia's current ban on e-cigarettes.
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Before July 6, 2017, a joint submission from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and Lung Foundation Australia was made to the Inquiry into the Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Personal Vaporisers in Australia conducted by a Senate Health Committee.
The submission details the harm to human lungs attributable to e-cigarettes.
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On February 27, 2017, The Huffington Post published a report titled ' Tobacco Companies Taking Over the E-Cigarette Industry'
The report details the extent to which Big Tobacco is taking control of the production and marketing of e-cigarettes.
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On February 13, 2017, The Conversation published a comment by Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Dr Colin Mendelsohn, titled ' Australia's looming e-cigarette ban robs smokers of a chance to quit'
Dr Mendelsohn warns that Australia is passing up a public health opportunity in banning e-cigarettes.
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On February 6, 2017, CBS News published a news report titled ' Are e-cigarettes safer than tobacco? New study fires up debate'
The report details the results of a study which indicates that those who change from tobacco cigarettes to e-cigarettes reduce their exposure to harmful substances by between 56 and 97 percent.
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On January 2, 2017, The Guardian published a comment by Linda Bauld, Professor of Health Policy and CRUK/BUPA Chair in Behavioural Research for Cancer Prevention, University of Stirling. The comment is titled ' I'll say it again: E-cigarettes are still far safer than smoking'. Bauld argues for the benefits of making e-cigarettes more readily available. The full text can be accessed at

In December, 2016, the United States Center on Addiction published an article titled 'What Parents Should Know About E-Cigarettes' which details the harm e-cigarettes can do to adolescent smokers.
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On December 9, 2016, NBC News published a report titled ' E-Cigarettes Are Dangerous to Children, Surgeon General Says'
The news report details a United States Surgeon's General report detailing the harm done to children and adolescents through the use of e-cigarettes.
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On July 25, 2016, Harvard Health Publishing published a report titled ' E-cigarettes: Good news, bad news'. Among the benefits the report indicates can be attributed to e-cigarettes are the far fewer toxins and carcinogens they contain compared to tobacco cigarettes.


On June 20, 2016, ABC News published a report titled, 'Vaping tests reveal cancer-causing ingredients in e-cigarettes, ACCC alleges'
The report details claims regarding the harmful ingredients within e-cigarettes. The full text can be accessed at

On August 25, 2015, Futurity published an article titled ' Does vaping prep teens for lifelong addiction?' which detailed the nature of nicotine addiction and its impact on young smokers.
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On August 19, 2015, The Conversation published a comment by Linda Bauld, Professor of Health Policy and CRUK/BUPA Chair in Behavioural Research for Cancer Prevention, University of Stirling. The comment is titled ' Young people and e-cigarettes: what we know so far'. Bauld argues that current data suggests that children and adolescents are not taking up e-cigarettes in significant numbers.
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On April 21, 2015, The Conversation published a comment by Simon Chapman, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney. The comment is titled ' Want to quit smoking? Switching to e-cigarettes no advantage'.
Professor Chapman examines the findings of a recent study which indicate that using e-cigarettes to not supply an advantage to those seeking to give up smoking tobacco cigarettes.
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On July 31, 2014, Time published a report titled ' E-Cig Benefits Outweigh Their Harms, New Research Says'
The Time's article reported on the findings of an overview of over 80 studies on e-cigarettes' safety and their effects, concluding that e-cigs are much less harmful to smokers and bystanders compared to conventional cigarettes
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