Time: 2021-11-06
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On November 5, the latest ``Report on the Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Control: The Eighth Report of the WHO Research Group'' released on the official website of the WHO pointed out that in some cases, e-cigarettes can help some smokers to quit smoking, which is harmful to public health. positive influence.
The report was written by the WHO Research Group on Tobacco Products Regulation (TobReg), which was formally established by WHO in 2013 and is responsible for providing WHO officers with policy recommendations on tobacco product regulation. The members are all international scientific experts in vertical fields. .
In the relevant section of "The impact of different e-cigarette product forms on health", the report recommends that the regulatory authorities subdivide different types of e-cigarette products: open e-cigarettes and closed e-cigarettes should be distinguished, and increasing the power of e-cigarettes will increase the risk of toxic substances. Emissions, open e-cigarettes have higher power; we should distinguish cannabis (top) e-cigarettes and regular e-cigarettes. The harm caused by cannabis e-cigarettes to users has nothing to do with regular e-cigarettes.
The situation of e-cigarette users should not be generalized.
The report stated that flavored e-cigarettes are attractive to young people and can help old smokers to quit smoking. Both situations should be paid attention to. In addition, current e-cigarette users are still mainly smokers. If they are sick, it may be because they have smoked too many cigarettes before, which is not necessarily related to e-cigarettes.
The report did not evade the main controversy about e-cigarettes. As an emerging thing, the long-term effects of e-cigarettes on the user's body are still unclear, and the different harm reduction and smoking cessation effects of different types of e-cigarettes need to be explored.
Including how to find a balance between protecting adolescents and helping smokers quit smoking, it is a topic that policy makers should continue to study.