San Francisco’s e-cigarette sales ban is an unprecedented health experiment


Health News:Seeking to “curb the epidemic of youth vaping,” San Francisco officials voted on Tuesday to effectively ban the sale of e-cigarette — becoming the first US city to do so and thrusting the coastal tech hub into a fierce debate over the future of smoking.

Advocates of the ban say the city must act where federal regulators have not, protecting teens and prohibiting the sale of untested products until they undergo FDA review. Opponents say the new law leaves cigarettes — known to cause cancer and heart disease — as the only practical option for those addicted to nicotine.

But will the strict new policy make San Francisco healthier?

It depends on which public health experts you ask.

E-cigarettes are popular with smokers trying to kick the habit, as they satisfy the urge for nicotine while removing exposure to the tar and toxins of burned tobacco, but many worry they’re creating new addictions to nicotine — particularly among young people.

Influential groups have backed the measure, including the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association. Others, such as the American Cancer Society, have declined to take a position.

And while some researchers see the ban as a useful experiment in tobacco control, others think the law will hurt the very teens it seeks to help.

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, a senior researcher in health behaviors at the University of Oxford, said the debate is often framed, “Do we protect young people from becoming addicted to nicotine, or do we help people already addicted to nicotine switch to a safer alternative?”

But the reality is more complex, she said, and doesn’t have to pit adults against teens: “There should be opportunities for balanced policies which address both priorities, and acknowledge that transitioning adult smokers to vaping also has the potential to protect the health of future generations.”

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