dr. lauren [speaker not understood], researcher at the university of california san francisco and i'm here to say -- to talk to you about this paper which dr. same glance published this morning in journal of pediatrics. i'm also a resident of the inner richmond. i want to give you a run down of our main finding. we found that adolescents who used e-cigarettes were more likely to be nicotine -- i'm sorry, tobacco cigarette smokers, they were also more likely to experimenting with cigarettes to becoming regular cigarette smokers. more likely to want to quit, but [speaker not understood] and they were likely to be heavier smokers of tobacco cigarettes. by allowing the use of these devices indoors, we're telling youth that it's okay, they are harmless, and we are not working against all of advertisers attempts to target youth and essentially initiate nicotine addiction among them. thank you. >> thank you so much. next speaker. >>> good afternoon and thank you so much for your time. my name is olga [speaker not understood]. i am coming [speaker not understood] and i have been working with commu

dr. lauren dutra from ucsf. >>> good afternoon, my name is john ma. i'm a general surgeon in san francisco and a member of the american heart association and the san francisco medical sew shied. two organizations that strongly support the increased regulation of electronic cigarettes. [speaker not understood]. the patent for the first prototype was issued in 1963. the tobacco industry was approached decades ago with the technology as a safer alternative to cigarettes. it is unclear why the tobacco industry did not embrace electronic cigarettes decades earlier if they truly believed in harm reduction deviceses. addiction to nicotine is quite difficult even with agents like the patch and gum. thereby preventing san franciscans from becoming addicted should be a top priority. electronic cigarettes are not more effective than cessation aids and should be subject to the same regulations as other quit devices. i applaud supervisor mar for the intelligence and courage to call for this regulation of electronic cigarettes in our city and strongly urge an aye v

dr. randy long. elizabeth cox. lauren lampert. gloria solis. [speaker not understood]. daniel [speaker not understood] who may have already smoke en. may how. and holga [speaker not understood] who i think already spoke as well. >>> yes. >> next speaker, mr. wu. >>> [speaker not understood] i am a former student for sensible policy drug member. i am a san francisco resident residing in the sunset district. [speaker not understood]. i agree with regulating the sale of e-cigarettes for use by minorses, however, [speaker not understood]. the harm is not nearly as comparable to the harm of regular cigarettes. might recommend a discretionary ban for businesses and building owner, but not complete ban where cigarettes are banned. i also recommend drafting [speaker not understood] to test for harmful [speaker not understood] to mitigate the stated risk of unregulated e-liquids. i use e-cigarettes and have not smoked regular cigarettes in over two years. i do not use nicotine because it's ahab it. please reconsider revising this ordinance and not ban e-cigarettes where cigarett

dr. gwen essex and gwen [speaker not understood]. next speaker. >>> hi, lauren lampert, ucsf. i've been analyzing state and local e-cig policies and looking at who is favorable to e-cigarette companies. most of the campaign are orchestrated by big tobacco companies and right wing think tanks. it's not mom and pop industry. e-cig companies have been mobilizing the same group the big tobacco industries have been using for years to push their policy agenda. the heartland institute, cato institute, public policy research with tea party links have been pushing these policies. it is important that you understand these -- many of these are deceptively designed to [speaker not understood]. we urge you to protect the public health and recognize these cynical influences. thank you. >> thank you. [speaker not understood] and joseph [speaker not understood]. michael barger, lawrence tam. [speaker not understood]. and i think i already called dr. darlene bonds. next speaker. >>> good afternoon, my name is amanda fallon and i am a [speaker not understood]. my colleague conducted a study tha