Smoking and Tobacco News

Vaping may significantly change a person’s oral microbiome after just a few months, potentially increasing the risk for cancer and other diseases, according to research published in Science Advances.

There is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of primary care-based interventions to prevent illicit drug use in young people, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reported.

Researchers have found that Juul e-cigarette products, particularly tobacco- and menthol-flavored vaping liquids, may be contaminated with microbial toxins, according to data that were to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

People who quit smoking prior to a lung cancer diagnosis demonstrated considerably reduced risk for death due to all causes compared with those who continued to smoke, according to study results scheduled for presentation during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program.

Young adult cancer survivors had disproportionally higher rates of e-cigarette use across nearly all demographic subgroups compared with their peers without a cancer history, according to results of a survey-based research letter published in JAMA Oncology.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that primary care clinicians provide interventions to prevent school-aged children and adolescents from using tobacco, such as offering education or brief counseling. However, the task force said there is insufficient evidence to support primary care interventions for the cessation of tobacco use among children who already smoke.

Participants who used e-cigarettes did not have a more favorable vascular profile compared with those who smoked combustible cigarettes, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

A magnetic component of a Juul electronic cigarette came into close contact with a implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and caused a rare but potentially fatal interaction in a man aged 48 years with a history of cardiac sarcoidosis, according to a paper in Heart Rhythm Case Reports.

Several characteristics, including mental health conditions and chronic conditions, were associated with a higher risk for severe outcomes in patients with e-cigarette- or vaping- associated lung injury, or EVALI, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Between 2016 and 2018, the use of e-cigarettes increased among U.S. adults, with nearly 1 in 20 reporting daily or frequent use of vaping products, according to findings presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology scientific sessions.