

The Union Cabinet on September 18, 2019 promulgated an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes and other products citing the risks it posed towards health especially to the youth of this country.
Such arguments include questions like ‘why there is no ban on cigarettes in the first place?’, or assertions that E-cigarettes might have relieved some chainsmokers by reducing their smoke intake serving as an alternative etc.
Some say e-cigarettes help chainsmokers to reduce their smoke intake and exposure to the tar and toxins of burned tobacco as E-cigarettes satisfy their smoking urge.
But many doctors worry they’re creating new addictions to nicotine, particularly among young people.
In fact, under the assumption that e-cigarettes are not harmful to health, vaping using e-cigarettes became a trendy and cool thing to do discounting the obvious hazards surrounding the substance.
It is interesting that a white paper published by Indian Council of Medical Research had argued for complete ban of e-cigarettes and other similar substances citing the highly addictive nicotine solution found in these substances do not help smokers get off smoking and only prolong their addiction.





