Abstract
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are a popular method to help quit tobacco smoking. However, there is a paucity of data in the literature on their safety and efficacy. Recently, the Indian Government has called for a ban on all e-cigarettes and taken steps to restrict access to vaping products from the market. This major decision was an attempt to safeguard the younger population from using e-cigarette and their possible longer-term addiction together with its promotions by domestic industries. In this article, we evaluate the role of e-cigarettes to help stop smoking tobacco cessation and consider the factors that have facilitated the ban on e-cigarettes in India.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-620 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2020 |
Keywords
- addiction
- cancer
- e-cigarette
- safety
- smoking
- toxicity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Oral Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Cancer Research
- Periodontics