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Reynolds Expanding E-Cigarette Production – ABC News
Results show 81% said e-cigarettes might be less harmful than cigarettes to people around them. 76% consider e-cigarettes to be more acceptable to non-tobacco users and 72% thought they can use electronic cigarettes in places where smoking is not allowed. Neides agrees with researchers who say none of this is true simply because the risks of e-cigarette use and the exposure to vapor are unknown. “They should be regulated no different than regular cigarettes and people should be encouraged to not use them for any reason,” he said.
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“This is all about smokers getting satisfaction from these alternatives and how many smokers find that an acceptable way to enjoy nicotine instead of smoking tobacco products,” Reynolds CEO Susan Cameron said at a news conference Friday with North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. “I think we’ll see this evolve and it’s certainly in growth mode, but how big and how fast, we really don’t know yet.” The nation’s biggest tobacco companies all have entered into the fast-growing electronic cigarette business as part of an industry wide push to diversify beyond the traditional cigarette business, which has become tougher in the face of tax hikes, smoking bans, health concerns and social stigma.
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