Bolingbrook, IL
A 21-year-old male asked:
Is electronic cigarettes safe to smoke around children?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Terry Brennemananswered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Yes: No risk of second hand smoke. The downsides are possible accidental use by the child and the continuing damage to your body from the nicotine.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Secondhand aerosol: from ESDs contains nicotine, ultrafine particles & low levels of toxins that may cause cancer. (Acetaldehyde (MS), Benzene (SS), Cadmium (MS), Formaldehyde (MS,SS), Isoprene (SS), Lead (MS), Nickel (MS), Nicotine (MS, SS), N- Nitrosonornicotine (MS, SS), Toluene (MS, SS).) REF: https://no-smoke.org/electronic-smoking-devices-secondhand-aerosol/
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Last updated Aug 28, 2019
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