James Sargent, Dartmouth College (IMAGE) Dartmouth College Caption James Sargent, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, and his colleagues found that young people nationwide who smoke e-cigarettes are considerably more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes within a year than their peers. Credit Dartmouth College Usage Restrictions Credit Dartmouth College License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.