Air Force surgeon general: Treat ‘e-cigs’ like real cigarettes

Published Aug. 24, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Jake Richmond
355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- In an official memorandum dated Aug. 17, 2010, Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Charles B. Green warned Airmen of the potentially misleading perceptions surrounding electronic cigarettes.

The "e-cigs" are commonly marketed as harmless alternatives to tobacco. However, as the memo points out, tests conducted by the Food and Drug Administration have revealed harmful toxins contained in samples.

Read the full memorandum here.