Do vaping devices harm the brain? WHO again calls for a sales ban to minors

Editor's note: Recently, the French newspaper Le Parisien reported that, in view of the potentially serious adverse effects of e-cigarettes on adolescents and fetuses, the World Health Organization on August 26 called for a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.　　

China vaping news: According to a report by France's Le Parisien on August 26, the World Health Organization called on August 26 for a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, citing the potentially serious adverse effects e-cigarettes may have on adolescents and fetuses.

The report stated that, according to a document released by the WHO, experts also recommended that the use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places should be prohibited until it is confirmed that the emissions produced by e-cigarettes are harmless to bystanders. The WHO pointed out that existing evidence shows that emissions from e-cigarettes are not merely water vapor, contrary to manufacturers' claims.

Experts said e-cigarettes pose a “serious threat” to minors and fetuses. The WHO stated that there is already sufficient evidence to warn children, adolescents, pregnant women, and women of childbearing age that e-cigarettes can have long-term adverse effects on brain development.