June 14, 2024
The e-liquid can contain nicotine, from 0 mg to 20 mg, as well as various flavors to personalize the vaping experience
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They will then complete a series of self-administered forms (Drug Abuse Screening Test [DAST-10] [26], Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale [DASS 21] [27], Fagerstrm Test for Nicotine Dependence [FTND] [28], Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT] [29], 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey [SF-36] [30, 31], Questionnaire of Smoking Urges - Brief [QSU-brief] [32, 33], Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] [34], Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale [MNWS] [35], and modified Cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire [mCEQ] [36]) and staff-administered forms (demographic questions, history of smoking and quit attempts, social exposure to smoking, substance use, medical history and medical assessment, including vital signs, height and weight and concomitant medication record)
The panel also cited adverse impacts on the livelihoods of people employed by the tobacco industry as a reason for its recommendations