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- E-cigarettes are on the collar
- Will e-cigarettes be banned soon?
- Are e-cigarettes a zero number?
E-cigarettes are on the collar
The one hypen e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to cigarettes, the other see them as "entry-level drug" before cigarette consumption. The US seems to agree: e-cigarettes are devilish stuff and are forbidden.
From August 2016, e-cigarettes will only be sold to adults over the age of 18 in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continued to issue a warning on manufacturer's packaging indicating that e-cigarettes may contain nicotine.
The reason for this was the increasing number of consumers in the USA. In 2015, around three million students are said to have smoked e-cigarettes there - that's 500, 000 more than in 2014. The arguments of the e-cigarette opponents: they are harmful to health and can open the way to (cigarette) smoking.
Thus, the US is following the German ban: Here, e-cigarettes and e-shishas are available since April 1 only for adults over 18 years. The origin in this country, however, less the Ministry of Health, as changes in the Youth Protection Act.
The German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg rejects e-cigarettes, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment expresses "health concerns".
Only the British see e-cigarettes more positively - as a better alternative to traditional cigarettes. The Royal College of Physicians sees e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking. Almost as a transition drug to non-smoking and speaks of a "tremendous health benefits".
The electronic cigarette, in which one inhales the vapor of a nicotine-containing flavored liquid, contains no tar, like conventional cigarettes. However, the flavors and solvents that are contained in it can cause damage to health after a short time, such as pronounced narrowing of the airways, irritation of the throat and mouth, coughing and inflammation of the bronchi.
Will e-cigarettes be banned soon?
Since e-cigarettes are a fairly new drug, no long-term effects have yet been identified. Experts warn, however, that the propylene glycol contained in the liquids, "Liquids", can cause long-term consumption reproductive disorders and significant damage to the respiratory tract.
In addition, e-cigarettes and their liquids are not yet subject to uniform regulation or quality control. Which other harmful substances are added to the liquids is therefore not always clear.
Although the European Parliament has adopted a Tobacco Directive which also includes regulatory provisions for nicotine-containing cigarettes (to be implemented by countries later this month, ie May 2016), these guidelines do not apply to nicotine-free liquids.
Are e-cigarettes a zero number?
E-cigarettes are not even financially worthwhile for the state. Because for them no tobacco tax is due, such as for conventional cigarettes. If further health damages become known through the consumption of e-cigarettes, it could well come to a prohibition of the cigarette alternative. A win for all e-cigarette opponents - and a loss for anyone who wants to resort to the "less harmful variant" of smoking.
(WW7)
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