E-cigs with nicotine pose health risks, Norway warns

Swapping traditional tobacco for vaporized nicotine is not a highway to healthier living, according to a new assessment report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health whose goal was to explore the still relatively new trend of electronic cigarettes.

While less harmful than smoking tobacco, the vapor from e-cigs contains enough nicotine to harm bystanders as with second-hand tobacco smoke.

E-cigs supply the same amount of nicotine as tobacco-based cigarettes and those who "vape," as the expression goes, should expect the same health risks.

The report is available in PDF format: http://www.fhi.no/dokumenter/136f741b1e.pdf