Tobacco Use, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, and Vulnerable Populations: Current Landscape and Opportunities for Improvement
Author Department
Cardiology; Healthcare Quality; Medicine
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
11-2024
Abstract
The tobacco epidemic has claimed countless lives, caused significant morbidity, and cost billions of dollars in direct costs and lost productivity. Despite its acute vascular effects, nicotine alone has not been definitively linked to cardiovascular events. Rather, additives found in cigarettes and other tobacco products likely play a bigger role in tobacco's link to cardiovascular events. The emergence of electronic nicotine delivery systems introduces a new challenge, particularly among certain groups. Understanding the groups vulnerable to tobacco product use, identifying factors that influence this vulnerability, and examining different approaches to mitigating these factors is imperative to curbing the detrimental effects of the tobacco epidemic. Ameliorating screening and treatment efforts will require collaborative efforts that involve clinicians, health care systems, local and regional communities, government agencies, policymakers, and medical societies.
Keywords: prevention; screening; smoking; tobacco; vulnerable populations.
Recommended Citation
Abozenah M, Nazir NT, Sareen N, Brandt E, Pack QR, Ibebuogu U, Shetty M, Singh K, Stecker EC, Yang E. Tobacco Use, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, and Vulnerable Populations: Current Landscape and Opportunities for Improvement. JACC Adv. 2024 Nov 27;3(11):101362. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101362.
PMID
39620067