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Last updated on Thursday, October 8, 2015
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Public health advocates told an Indiana legislative committee there’s no scientific consensus on whether electronic cigarettes pose any health risks even as a growing number of youths are trying them.
Brianna Herndon of the American Cancer Society told the Legislature's public policy study committee Tuesday the jury's still out on e-cigarettes' health risks. She noted that a recent study found nearly 25 percent of Indiana high school seniors had used e-cigarettes in the past month.
That's more than had smoked traditional tobacco and Herndon says those statistics suggest e-cigarettes should be treated like tobacco.
The Indianapolis Star reports e-cigarette proponents argued the products can help people quit smoking traditional tobacco.
American Vaping Association President Greg Conley said "every time a smoker switches to these products, the public health benefits."
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