BHOPAL: Based on the recent recommendations made by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to ban e-cigarettes, National Centre for Human Settlements & Environment (NCHSE).
Has sent letters to the chief minister, minister of public health and family welfare and minister of consumer protection of Madhya Pradesh urging them to impose a prohibition on e-cigarettes in the state.
Along with the letter, NCHSE has submitted a copy of the ICMR research paper titled ‘White paper on Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS)’ which recommends complete prohibition of E-cigarettes in the country in the greater interest of protecting public health based on current available data from multiple research.
ENDS or e-cigarettes are battery-powered devices used to smoke or ‘vape’, a flavoured solution containing a varying concentration of nicotine, an addictive chemical found in cigarettes and other forms of tobacco products.
These devices also contain other ingredients as flavouring agents and vapourizers, which are also found to be harmful for health. The most common type of such devices is e-cigarettes that produce an aerosolized mixture of the flavoured liquids and nicotine, which is inhaled by the user.
Director general, NCHSE Dr Pradip Nandi, expressed his view that ENDS are the newer forms of addiction, which is destroying our younger generations.
“Before it’s too late we request the state government to completely ban e-cigarettes in the larger interest of public health and save our citizens from this nicotine menace,” he said.
