India should seriously revisit its tobacco laws, as well as regulations on vaping and heated tobacco, as the health sector's ban on vaping has missed an important public benefit, senior Indian MP Rajeev Gowda said. health opportunities.
According to a report by the Indian media sunday guardian on August 27, senior Indian MP Rajeev Gowda (Rajeev Gowda) said that India should seriously re-examine its tobacco laws, as well as regulations on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, because the health department The ban on e-cigarettes has missed an important public health opportunity.
Govada, who is vice-chairman of the Karnataka Institute for Government Transformation, strongly believes that e-cigarettes could be an option to help smokers quit tobacco. Tobacco is the biggest threat to public health in India and the Ministry of Health has been negligent in banning e-cigarettes (ENDS).
Govada argued that the government may want to prevent the emergence of large user groups, especially among young people, but when banning ENDS, it did not take into account the different types of ENDS and heat-not-burn (HNB) devices, their different health effects, and the fact that HNB as tobacco harm reduction products.
According to Govada, the term "vaping" is used as a catch-all term, but in reality, there is a range of devices with different technologies and characteristics.
"Policymakers should evaluate and regulate various devices based on their individual characteristics and impacts, rather than consolidating them under one blanket ban."
Govada said anyone can buy e-cigarettes in local stores, online or even via chat apps. All of this suggests that the ban has failed to achieve its goals. This is similar to what happened with alcohol prohibition, leading to a huge black market and unintended health risks to the consumption of counterfeit alcohol.
Govada said public policy should be based on scientific evidence, not assumptions or bias.
"The scientific and academic consensus on regulating e-cigarettes has been growing. India can and should draw lessons from all this evidence to develop its own scientific framework for tobacco harm reduction."
Govada said it is important to understand the difference between ENDS and HNB. ENDS do not contain tobacco, but instead vaporize a liquid nicotine solution for inhalation. HNB does contain tobacco, only heated to release an aerosol, not burn.
"By combining HNB with END under a blanket ban, tobacco consumers are deprived of a potentially safer and less risky alternative to combustible cigarettes, and their right to make informed decisions."
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