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Relative Harm Perceptions of E-Cigarettes Versus Cigarettes, U.S. Adults, 2018–2020
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==Consumers==
==Consumers==
===2022: [https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(22)00177-5/fulltext Relative Harm Perceptions of E-Cigarettes Versus Cigarettes, U.S. Adults, 2018–2020]===
*Perceptions of E-cigarettes as more harmful than cigarettes doubled year on year, increasing most between 2019 and 2020...
*Exclusive cigarette smoking increased between 2019 and 2020 among those who perceived E-cigarettes as relatively more harmful...
*...dual use increased linearly in those who perceived them relatively as harmful...
*Article: [https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/975913?src=soc_tw_220622_mscpedt_news_mdscp_vaping&faf=1 Vaping Safety Views Shifted Following Lung Injury Reports]
**The main finding that people started smoking cigarettes when they thought e-cigarettes were more harmful should be a wake-up to public health officials and doctors...
**The new study showed a sharp change in public perception of e-cigarettes following media coverage of cases of users who presented to emergency rooms with mysterious lung symptoms (EVALI) in 2019.