E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains

Khat chewing/use, a green leaf with amphetamine-like effects is socially integrated in the Middle East and Africa. Khat chewing is often associated with tobacco smoking and occurs in closed places, such as a family home setting where the smoke-free laws cannot be implemented. Tobacco cigarette smoki...

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Main Authors:	Saba Kassim, Konstantinos E. Farsalinos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:	khat tobacco smoking e-cigarettes nicotine
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/2/240

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spelling	doaj-f991dd51d83c447499121981bb4c94342020-11-24T22:18:53ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012016-02-0113224010.3390/ijerph13020240ijerph13020240E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple GainsSaba Kassim0Konstantinos E. Farsalinos1College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 43353, Saudi ArabiaOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Sygrou 356, Kallithea 17654, GreeceKhat chewing/use, a green leaf with amphetamine-like effects is socially integrated in the Middle East and Africa. Khat chewing is often associated with tobacco smoking and occurs in closed places, such as a family home setting where the smoke-free laws cannot be implemented. Tobacco cigarette smoking among khat chewers is a significant concern, but there is also second-hand exposure to smoke at home or in places where khat users gather. Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes represent a significantly less harmful form of nicotine intake. Evaluating the effects of e-cigarettes among khat chewers could be important in understanding the impact of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction approach, with the potential to reduce the health risk associated with smoking.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/2/240khattobacco smokinge-cigarettesnicotine
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title	E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains
title_short	E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains
title_full	E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains
title_fullStr	E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains
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title_sort	e-cigarette as a harm reduction approach among tobacco smoking khat chewers: a promising bullet of multiple gains
publisher	MDPI AG
series	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn	1660-4601
publishDate	2016-02-01
description	Khat chewing/use, a green leaf with amphetamine-like effects is socially integrated in the Middle East and Africa. Khat chewing is often associated with tobacco smoking and occurs in closed places, such as a family home setting where the smoke-free laws cannot be implemented. Tobacco cigarette smoking among khat chewers is a significant concern, but there is also second-hand exposure to smoke at home or in places where khat users gather. Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes represent a significantly less harmful form of nicotine intake. Evaluating the effects of e-cigarettes among khat chewers could be important in understanding the impact of e-cigarettes as a harm reduction approach, with the potential to reduce the health risk associated with smoking.
topic	khat tobacco smoking e-cigarettes nicotine
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E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains

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