Vaping in Ontario: Preliminary Findings from RECIG-WP

Assessment of their likely effects on decreasing e-cigarette use by young non-smokers and on decreasing e-cigarette use by smokers for cessation and for harm reduction must rely, for now, on extrapolating from restrictions on flavours in cigarettes and other tobacco products. [...] fruit + menthol) Ban flavours (as in a, b, c) in closed systems only Restrict flavours (as in a,b,c) to adult stores only Allow flavours only in medicinal products available to smokers Allow all flavours Ban All Flavours Including Menthol There is research evidence, presented above, indicating that many smokers are attracted to e-cigarettes because of flavours. [...] In addition, there is substantial evidence that flavours are highly important in youth initiation of e-cigarette use and there is evidence that restrictions on flavours in combustible cigarette products has led to decreased use. [...] Notwithstanding the lack of conclusive evidence, what is known about the role of flavours in youth uptake of e-cigarettes, the rates of successful cessation of adult smokers who use e-cigarettes and lessons from tobacco flavour bans, there is a strong Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 4 RESEARCH NEWS likelihood that banning non-tobacco e-cigarette flavours would substantially reduce overall nicotine u. [...] Allow Flavours Only in Medicinal Products Available to Smokers There is some precedent for this approach, as doctors currently prescribe cessation medications and recommend Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), often in the form of patches, and in combination with nicotine gums.