Deep divisions over vaping regulation: “savior” or “temptation”?
Smoke God Online News: It is reported that from around the world31country's129A famous doctor and oncologist recently jointly sent a letter to the World Health Organization(WHO)I hope it will not waver in its determination to strictly manage e-cigarettes. The writer stated that strict regulations could prevent smoking among young people, protect ordinary people from second-hand smoke and further regulate the market. In the letter, experts asked all e-cigarette manufacturers to produce data to prove that e-cigarettes are safe and can help people quit smoking, and also publish the liquid components contained in e-cigarettes.
Prior to this, a group of53Internationally renowned scientists have called on the WHO not to list e-cigarettes as tobacco products. In an open letter to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, they said that tar-free e-cigarettes can protect smokers from most cancers, heart disease and lung disease, and e-cigarettes may be21One of the century's innovative health products may save hundreds of millions of lives.
As a major consumer of e-cigarettes, the United States has also been full of fierce controversy over the positive and negative effects of e-cigarettes in recent years. US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)Recently, it was stated that it would set mandatory product standards for nicotine products from e-cigarettes and other types of e-cigarettes to further protect public health.
E-cigarettes are battery-powered and users can inhale vapours with nicotine. Unlike ordinary cigarettes, e-cigarettes do not produce carbon monoxide. The e-cigarette industry is growing strongly in the United States. Wells Fargo analyst Herzog believes that with the continuous improvement of technology, the e-cigarette market will be in the future.10More than real cigarettes during the year.# p#pagination title #e#
In the absence of legal supervision at the federal level, e-cigarettes already have a number of products on the US market.10Billion dollars in sales, but still full of controversy. Proponents say e-cigarettes are less toxic than ordinary cigarettes, and some studies have shown that e-cigarettes can also have a positive effect on quitting smoking. But opponents insist that e-cigarettes can also be addictive, and that e-cigarettes are no different from ordinary cigarettes in this regard.
Specifically, the main problems surrounding e-cigarettes include: In the long run, what impact will e-cigarettes have on users and people around them? Do e-cigarettes help smokers quit smoking, or do they have the opposite effect? Are teenagers more likely to become smokers using ordinary cigarettes after using e-cigarettes?
Some local governments in the United States have passed laws regulating the sale and use of e-cigarettes, but these laws are often limited and not exhaustive.FDAIt has the legal authority to regulate electronic cigarettes and once banned the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. However,FDANo measures have been taken to restrict e-cigarette advertisements aimed at minors.
althoughFDAIt is claimed that propylene glycol and glycerol (glycerol) in e-cigarettes are generally safe as food additives, but the long-term effects of these ingredients after inhalation are still unknown.FDAChina's Tobacco Products Center has begun collecting reports on side effects of e-cigarettes, including symptoms such as eye irritation, headache, coughing, etc.# p#pagination title #e#
Proponents of e-cigarettes say that nicotine, the key ingredient in e-cigarettes, is mild and clinically accepted for most people except pregnant women. Moreover, nicotine gum and nicotine patches have also been used as a smoking cessation tool for years. Physiologist David Abrams told the Los Angeles Times: The key problem is not whether there is nicotine, but how nicotine is burned and delivered in cigarettes. Smoking a high-quality electronic cigarette at a reasonable dose, nicotine will increase your heartbeat by two to three times per minute, but there are really no side effects. rdquo;
As an opponent, Rusiniak, acting director of the U.S. Public Health Service, is worried that e-cigarettes may destroy the progress of public health in the United States.2012Statistics from 2001 showed that the proportion of American adults smokers was18%, but without a new campaign to promote smoking cessation, the U.S. government will not be able to achieve2020Reduce this ratio to12%goal. Among them, e-cigarettes are to blame. Studies have shown that some smokers use e-cigarettes in workplaces, restaurants and other smoke-free places, but after leaving these places, they still use ordinary cigarettes. As a result, e-cigarettes do not seem to have the smoking cessation effect that some people claim.
