If There’s Vapor, There’s Fire: Regulation and Use of E-Cigarettes

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates tobacco products, including e-cigarettes or vapes. In recent years, there have been debates about whether e-cigarettes should be promoted as safer than combustible tobacco and what role the FDA or other policymakers should take in limiting e-cigarette use among youth. In this seminar, we will consider opportunities and barriers to policies that reduce tobacco use and mitigate disparities among socioeconomic groups. Support provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University.

Presenters:

Abigail Friedman, PhD

Associate Professor of Public Health (Health Policy); Faculty Director of Online and Non-Degree Programs, Yale School of Public Health

Daniel Aaron, JD, MD

Associate Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah

Moderator:

C. Joseph Daval, JD

Research Scientist, Program On Regulation Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital