Regulating e-cigarettes in Australia

Dr. Sarah White, director of the Quit program in Victoria, part of the Australian Cancer Council, joins us to discuss recent headlines about e-cigarettes. Recent studies suggest that e-cigarettes can be twice as effective as nicotine patches or gum at helping smokers quit, but Dr. White underlines that this benefit only comes when used in conjunction with other professional help and tactics.

Health professionals are still unsure of the safety and productivity of using e-cigarettes (left) to help quit smoking tobacco cigarettes (right). Source: iStockphoto