Dr. Benowitz: "Dr. Benowitz, as a paid consultant for pharmaceutical companies, has assisted them with the design, development, and marketing of smoking-cessation products. Among the companies for which he has consulted on such products are GlaxoSmithKline plc and its affiliates (collectively, “GSK”); Pfizer, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, “Pfizer”); Novartis AG and its affiliates (collectively, “Novartis”); Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “Sanofi-Aventis”); and Aradigm Corp. and its affiliates (collectively, “Aradigm”). During the last ten years, he has received at least approximately $10,000 per year for such consulting. He has also received grant support for research and writing from GSK and/or Pfizer on at least five occasions. In 2010, he co-authored a study, funded by Pfizer, on the use of its drug, Chantix, for smoking cessation."

The AHA’s need to issue a policy statement on e-cigarettes comes in response to the skyrocketing use of these devices. As of early 2014, there were an estimated 466 brands and 7764 different flavors of e-cigarette products. With all of these products in the marketplace, critics are concerned with the danger of youth use, often citing that the flavors and packaging of these devices and e-liquids are making nicotine use more attractive for kids & teenagers. In 2012 data from the showed that only 2.1% of kids in grade 6-12 use e-cigarettes, however this number is up from the previous year. Seventy-six percent of youth who have tried e-cigarettes also smoke traditional cigarettes. This seems to suggest that despite many critics’ concerns, e-cigarettes aren’t necessarily the “gateway” to smoking that some people originally thought.

The letter concludes: "By taking action to apply the MSA to e-cigarettes, you could make a giant stride in protecting kids from a lifelong addiction to nicotine."

The problem is that in this cross-sectional study, there is no way to determine the direction of the observed relationship.

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