Original Article

Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 1

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Misnomer

Dr. Priya S. Phatak.

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Priya S. Phatak.
priyaphatak2@gmail.com

Abstract


Background: Current trends to smoking has been on increase and with the advent of e-cigarettes the market has attracted more youth. E-cigarettes were deigned to assist smokers who need to quit habit, but there have been controversial findings which denoted that people did not have any tobacco harm reduction and they adapted dual habit of smoking and vaping. There are certain legislations enforced by the government of different countries to control the menace with e-cigarette usage. E-cigarettes likewise can possibly build tobacco smoking by extending the nicotine advertise among more youthful individuals and renormalizing smoking. There is worry that the individuals who don't smoke tobacco cigarettes, yet have begun to vape e-cigarettes with nicotine, could possibly frame a deep rooted dependence on nicotine.  However, still numerous papers and articles have been published citing its ill effects and benefits in tobacco cessation.

Keywords: e-cigarettes, vaping, tobacco cessation, tobacco harm reduction.