Current Knowledge of E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2020) | Viewed by 91687
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Interests: immunology; structural biology; molecular biology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 spike function; cholinergic pathway
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Interests: biochemistry; molecular biology; immunology; molecular pharmacology
Interests: immunology; structural biology; molecular biology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 spike function; cholinergic pathway
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tobacco smoking has been identified as the single most important source of preventable morbidity and premature mortality in financially developed countries. Electronic cigarettes are non-tobacco nicotine delivery devices, that are used by smokers as a substitute in an attempt to quit smoking. Heated tobacco products are newer tobacco harm reduction (THR) products that function by heating, instead of combusting, tobacco. Awareness and use of these devices have increased exponentially over the past few years.
To date, there is considerable controversy and disagreement on the efficacy of electronic cigarettes and other harm reduction products and devices in smoking cessation.
The aim of this Special Issue in Toxics, entitled “Current Knowledge of E-Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products”, is to highlight timely research studies addressing scientific, technological, and medical developments, as well as regulatory, legal, and policy issues on THR. Studies may include, but are not limited to original articles, expert reviews, short communications, opinion letters on debates, and any clinical and/or animal studies, aimed at better exploring the harm reduction concept, and advancing scientific knowledge. The submissions of hypotheses, opinions and commentaries, computational or modeling studies, and meta-analyses are also welcomed.
Dr. Konstantinos Poulas
Dr. George Lagoumintzis
Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- e-cigarettes
- heated tobacco products
- harm reduction
- nicotine
- tobacco
- public health
- smoking
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