[New York 24th Reuters]-Reuters and Ipsos polls show that after cigarette illnesses and deaths have been reported, more Americans think electronic cigarettes are at least as dangerous as traditional cigarettes It was.
The survey was conducted online in English on the 17th to 18th in the United States, and responses were received from 1111 people. The error is 3 percentage points.
According to the report, 63% of adults responded that they were against the expression “electronic cigarettes are safer than conventional cigarettes”. It was 16 percentage points higher than the similar survey conducted in the spring of 2016.
29% of adults believe that electronic cigarettes are effective for quitting smoking, and 77% of respondents thought that electronic cigarettes should be regulated at least as conventional cigarettes.
Immediately after the survey, the health authorities increased the number of lung-related cases confirmed or suspected to be related to electronic cigarettes to 530. Seven people have died so far, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the cause.
Retail giant Wal-Mart announced on the 20th that it would stop displaying electronic cigarettes due to health concerns and popularity among teenagers.
On the other hand, a representative of a promotion group funded by electronic cigarette manufacturers and others said that such a move is a natural consequence of the endless flow of misleading news.