Monique Verdin, "Headwaters : Tamaracks + Time : Lake Itasca" (2019), digital assemblage. Photograph taken in 2019; United States War Department map of the route passed over by an expedition into the Indian country in 1832 to the source of the Mississippi River.

How Safe Are E-cigarettes?

May 2, 2016

 

5/1/16 – With the use of electronic cigarettes increasing, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce plans to regulate them just like traditional tobacco products, including setting firm age limits for purchase. But not everyone agrees with this hardline approach. In Issues, a community health specialist said it would now be better to initiate a series of policy experiments to asses the full health effects of various alternative products, as well as their value in reducing harm among users, which could help identify the best ways to combat a major public health scourge.