Group says e-cig ideal cigarette alternative

AUCKLAND: Vaping groups in Asia-Pacific said the retraction of an “unreliable” study on electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) by a United States health publication validates their position that smoke-free nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products and snus are much less harmful alternatives to cigarette smoking.

Th Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (Caphra) was referring to the decision by the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) on Feb. 18, 2020 to retract the publication of a study which implied that e-cigarette use is associated with increased risk of having had a heart attack.