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Knowledge and Attitudes Among Medical Students Toward the Clinical Usage of e-Cigarettes: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Sami Hamdan AlzahraniRawan A AlghamdiAhmed Mabruk AlmutairiAli Ahmed AlghamdiAbdullah Abdulwahab AljuhaniAbdulrahman Hamed ALbalawi
Published in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2021)
We observed several misconceptions about addictiveness and inadequate awareness about e-cigarettes' harmful effects, leading to non-scientific opinions about its therapeutic use for harm reduction or in smoking cessation. Academic programs around this topic should be updated in accordance with majority expert recommendations.
Keyphrases
  • smoking cessation
  • medical students
  • replacement therapy
  • clinical practice
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • risk factors