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    Harm reduction and e-cigarettes: Distorting the approach.

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    Authors
    Moore, M.
    McKee, M.
    Daube, Mike
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Moore, M. and McKee, M. and Daube, M. 2016. Harm reduction and e-cigarettes: Distorting the approach. Journal of Public Health Policy. 37 (4): pp. 403-410.
    Source Title
    Journal of Public Health Policy
    DOI
    10.1057/s41271-016-0031-2
    ISSN
    0197-5897
    School
    Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54763
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Some supporters of electronic cigarettes have argued that they should be considered a form of harm reduction, analogous to that which has been successful with narcotics. In this viewpoint, we contend that this argument is based on highly selective use of the evidence, coupled with a fundamental misunderstanding of a comprehensive harm minimisation strategy. This includes not only harm reduction but also reduction in demand and supply-two elements that are explicitly rejected by many advocates of electronic cigarettes. We contend that, in the absence of all three elements, there is a danger that electronic cigarettes will delay the achievement of a tobacco-free world.

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