CDC: Liquid nicotine for e-cigarettes behind rise in poisonings

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Apr 4, 2014

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CDC: Liquid nicotine for e-cigarettes behind rise in poisonings

We still don't know there are any health risks associated with smoking e-cigarettes, but the liquid nicotine they use does pose a problem, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 20: Julia Boyle enjoys an electronic cigarette at the Vapor Shark store on February 20, 2014 in Miami, Florida. As the popularity of E- cigarettes continue to grow, leading U.S. tobacco companies such as Altria Group Inc. the maker of Marlboro cigarettes are annoucing plans to launch their own e-cigarettes as they start to pose a small but growing competitive threat to traditional smokes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

We still don't know there are any health risks associated with smoking e-cigarettes, but the liquid nicotine they use does pose a problem, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For more on this, we're joined by Dr. Tim McAfee, director of the Office on Smoking and Health at the CDC.