White Paper on Electronic Nicotine Delivery System

• Published in: Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) Vol. 149; no. 5; pp. 574 - 583
• Main Authors: Chakma, Joy Kumar, Dhaliwal, R.S, Mehrotra, Ravi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2019; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Scientific Scholar; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
• Subjects: Addictions; Analysis; Carcinogens; Chemical properties; Chemicals; DNA damage; Dosage and administration; Electronic cigarettes; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems; Federal regulation; Food; Gene expression; Health aspects; Humans; India - epidemiology; Insecticides; Methods; Nicotine; Nicotine - adverse effects; Nicotine - chemistry; Public health; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Solutions - adverse effects; Solutions - chemistry; Teenagers; Tobacco; Vaping; White Paper; India; United States > US
• ISSN: 0971-5916
• DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_957_19

Data from longitudinal studies indicate that the use of ENDS by minors doubles their chances of starting to smoke. [...]the increasing use of e-cigarettes by youth is a significant public health concern since the extent of potentially harmful effects, beyond the demonstrated nicotine addiction, is still to be fully revealed and remains a cause for concern. [...]on the balance these products have a net negative impact on public health.Use of ENDS can open a gateway for new tobacco addiction which is a potential threat to the country's tobacco control laws and on-going tobacco control programmes.The rapidly increasing trend of use of ENDS or e-cigarettes by young persons, in countries where it was introduced, underscores a potential threat to public health. A rapid increase in the use of ENDS has also been reported amongst adolescents in various other parts of the world[6]. [...]the increasing use of e-cigarettes by youth is a significant public health concern since the extent of potential harmful effects, beyond the demonstrated nicotine addiction of e-cigarettes, is still to be fully revealed and remains a cause for concern. [...]on the balance these products have a net negative impact on public health.The marketing of ENDS can open the gateway to a new form of tobacco addiction, which is a potential threat to the country's tobacco control laws and on-going tobacco control programmes.The documented trend of a rapid increase in the use of ENDS or e-cigarettes by young persons, in countries where it was introduced, portends a major potential threat to public health if the products are marketed in India.