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Title:		"Comparison of biomarkers of exposure among US adult smokers, users of electronic nicotine delivery systems, dual users and nonusers, 2018-2019"
Author(s):		Holt NM; Shiffman S; Black RA; Goldenson NI; Sembower MA; Oldham MJ;
Address:		"Juul Labs, Inc., Washington, DC, USA. nate.holt@juul.com. Pinney Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Juul Labs, Inc., Washington, DC, USA"
Journal Title:		Sci Rep
Year:		2023
Volume:		20230505
Issue:		1
Page Number:		7297 -
DOI:		10.1038/s41598-023-34427-x
ISSN/ISBN:		2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The harm caused by cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly due to byproducts of tobacco combustion. Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) provide nicotine to users without combustion, and may support tobacco harm reduction among cigarette smokers who would not otherwise quit in the near term. Analyses of Wave 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study compared biomarkers of exposure (BOE) levels for nicotine, 3 metals, 2 tobacco-specific nitrosamines and 14 smoking-related volatile organic compounds in 151 exclusive ENDS users, 1341 exclusive cigarette smokers, 115 dual users (cigarettes and ENDS), and 1846 past 30-day nonusers of tobacco, adjusting for demographics. Nicotine exposure in ENDS users and dual users did not significantly differ from smokers. Among ENDS users, 16 of 18 other BOEs were significantly lower than smokers'; 9 BOEs were not significantly different from nonusers. Among dual users smoking < 10 cigarettes/day, 15 of 18 non-nicotine BOEs were significantly lower than smokers', whereas in dual users smoking >/= 10 cigarettes per day none of the BOEs significantly differed from smokers'. In this representative sample of US adults, exclusive use of ENDS (vs. cigarette smoking) was associated with much lower exposures to many harmful chemicals associated with smoking-related disease. BOE levels in dual users were directly related to their cigarette consumption. These BOE data provide further evidence that ENDS expose users to substantially lower levels of toxicants than combustible cigarettes, confirming their potential for harm reduction"
Keywords:		"Adult Humans Smokers *Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Nicotine *Tobacco Products Biomarkers/analysis *Epilepsies, Partial;"
Notes:		"MedlineHolt, Nathan M Shiffman, Saul Black, Ryan A Goldenson, Nicholas I Sembower, Mark A Oldham, Michael J eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2023/05/06 Sci Rep. 2023 May 5; 13(1):7297. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34427-x"