I came across an article about electronic cigarettes being banned from workplaces in the city of Boston. The city has continued to work ahead of the curve where smoking bans are concerned, but the most recent addition to the ban could undermine the ultimate goals of Public Health. In the article released, blame is placed on the manufacturers of electronic cigarettes for not marketing their electronic cigarettes as therapeutic devices intended to assist smokers in quitting. They feel that because electronic cigarettes are marketed for smokers as an alternative to cigarettes is reason enough to include them in the ban.
The following is from the article published in the Boston Globe.
The research on the health effects of e-cigarettes is not exhaustive. The city’s Public Health Commission wisely required retailers to apply for permits to sell e-cigarettes. The commission also asked retailers to keep the product behind sales counters, and allow purchases only to people age 18 and above. But banning the use of e-cigarettes in the workplace could keep smokers ducking outside for their hourly fix instead of opting for a safer product.
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