Study: Teens Using E-Cigs Much More Likely to Start Smoking Cigarettes

The Washington Post - Quotes Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, on the new study that reports young people who use e-cigarettes are much more likely to become smokers than those who don't. Researchers said one limitation of the study was the relatively small number in the sample size and that the findings need to be replicated with larger samples. Even so, after controlling for well-known risk factors, such as age, sex, socioeconomic status and risk-taking, "we think the effect is real," says Soneji.