Are E-Cigarettes A Potential Smoking Cessation Tool?

Published March 25, 2014 at 1:24 PM EDT

We heard from many Here & Now listeners who praised e-cigarettes for helping them quit traditional tobacco smoking.

Tom Glynn, director of Cancer Science and Trends at the American Cancer Society, says he’s intrigued by the promise of using e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool, but the scientific evidence – and the FDA – do not yet support the practice.

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Tom Glynn, director of Cancer Science and Trends at the American Cancer Society.

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