Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being available to us to answer some questions.
I would like to ask a couple of questions. I think the argument that we have not actually seen whether or not these e-cigarettes would lead eventually to most cigarette smokers quitting was clearly stated by the World Health Organization, Dr. Peruga. There is no evidence yet, although in your report you said the only one that showed there was a rise in use of these cigarettes among people who had not used cigarettes before was in Poland.
The question I want to ask is this. As you know, as physicians, normally when we try to get someone off cigarettes, we're using the nicotine patch, the gum, etc. Now, that's nicotine the people are using, so here's my question for you, just for the sake of clarity. If you do not have a combustible source for nicotine, such as a cigarette, with the tar, the benzopyrenes, and all of these things that create cancer and COPD, etc., what inherently is the risk of simple nicotine addiction?