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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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  • Saba Kassim

    (College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 43353, Saudi Arabia)

  • Konstantinos E. Farsalinos

    (Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Sygrou 356, Kallithea 17654, Greece)

Abstract

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.

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  • Saba Kassim & Konstantinos E. Farsalinos, 2016. "E-Cigarette as a Harm Reduction Approach among Tobacco Smoking Khat Chewers: A Promising Bullet of Multiple Gains," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-3, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:2:p:240-:d:64132
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